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  • An Indigenous Education Success Story

    Although it is sad to say, the truth is that Aboriginal education in Canada is stuck. It cannot move forward with much-needed reform. The issues needing reform are many--there are significant...
    April 13, 2015
  • Reconciling with the Church through Worship

    Like many, I am a Christian both in spite of the church and because of the church. I would like to suggest that there are eight ways that congregations can cultivate worship practices that embrace those who bear scars inflicted by Christians.
    April 10, 2015
  • Ash and Oil: Easter!

    The resurrection is central to our faith! “If Jesus is not raised from the dead,” Paul says, “then our faith is futile.” In fact, he goes on to say, “We of all people are most to be pitied!” (1 Cor...
    April 6, 2015
  • Milestones along the Reconciliation Journey

    Send us a picture that symbolizes your milestone, whether metaphorically (eg. a picture of broken glass that reminds you of a story that really broke your heart) or more literally (eg. a picture of yourself in a group that attended a TRC event that moved you along on the reconciliation journey).
    March 19, 2015
  • Ash and Oil: March 18

    On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let the ones who believes in me drink. As the scripture has...
    March 18, 2015
  • Ash and Oil: February 27

    I have a prayer. The most intense week of my life started when I entered a classroom for a one week course. The course was named “Exploring Indigenous Justice and Healing”, taught by Rupert Ross and...
    February 27, 2015
  • Education for All

    There is a 36% chance that Aboriginal students in Canada will graduate high school, compared to 72% for non-Aboriginal students.
    February 17, 2015
  • The Good, the Ugly, and the Bad(lands)

    Overlooking the beauty that is Badlands National Park this summer, I remember feeling at peace. Our group of 50 spread across the breathtaking landscape and took about 15 minutes to just sit in...
    January 30, 2015
  • To the 7th Generation...

    Children are the centre of our communities; it is of utmost importance that we create a better world for them to live. We must build and yes, sometimes fight, for their opportunity to thrive rather than be the statistics that show otherwise. We have to create opportunity in which equality is no longer questioned.
    December 5, 2014
  • Thanksgiving: A Native American View

    What Thanksgiving story do you know? As our American sisters and brothers celebrate Thanksgiving we listen to a sister's retelling of "the first Thanksgiving".
    November 27, 2014
  • Why Navajo Hair Matters

    What does hair have to do with anything? For Navajo people, it can mean a lot. “I have often heard that, for Navajo people, hair is our memory.” Many families still have to make the decision to keep...
    November 20, 2014