Our Common Ground Finale

Our Common Ground, a four-part celebration of urban Indigenous culture and spirituality in Edmonton, concluded Saturday evening, December 16, with more than 60 people participating in a smudging ceremony, feasting on homemade bannock and stew and holding hands for a round dance at Alex Taylor School. Members of the organizing committee representing Indigenous Ministries of the Anglican Diocese, Inner City Pastoral Ministry (ICPM) and Moving Forward with Reconciliation of the United Church Presbytery were honoured with gifts and danced the first round. Large crowds turned out for each of the Our Common Ground gatherings funded by the Anglican Foundation of Canada. Please note: this was the final gathering of the series. There will not be an event on December 21.