"In light of our historical commitment to the sacredness of all life in all of creation, we, the members of the Aboriginal Ministries Council of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, express our support for any initiative that emphasizes life's sacredness. Whenever life is being taken and it sacredness profaned, creation is disrespected and its Creator offended. We wish you well in this effort to bring to our people's attention this historical commitment to the sacredness of all of life."

Aboriginal Ministries Council

Ray Aldred, Cree

Cheryl Bear, Yinka Dene

Wendy Peterson, Metis

Dean Shingoos, Saulteaux

Larry Wilson, Cree

Adrian Jacobs, Cayuga

Bruce Brown, Haida

Terry LeBlanc, Mikmaq

Elaine MacNeish, Ojibway

Mavis Etienne, Mohawk

"I was being tormented in my inner-spirit from my past abortions and would hear the sound of my unborn babies crying deep in my heart. When I think about abortion, it always brings me back to when I got saved as a Christian.
Two abortions were more than I could handle ...I was suicidal. "

Elaine MacNeish, Ojibway

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"First Nations value family. Some people wonder why First Nations have so many kids, well, it's because we actually like them! It is against our values to abort babies. In such cases where abortions have happened, there is sorrow and regret. Family is one of the highest values of our societies."

Cheryl Bear, Yinka Dene
Winnipeg

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"As a native Mohawk woman from Kanehsatake, I believe that the Creator's best gift to us is a baby. That is why I am so sad about the lack of respect we have for His gift to us by allowing abortion in this land that He gave us. I really believe that someday we will have to account for what we did with His gifts."

Mavis Etienne, Mohawk
Kanehsatake