Season of Indigenous Peoples

We invite you or a group in your parish or neighbourhood, to consider more deeply Indigenous Justice and the Church.

One significant way to do this is by reflecting — by yourself or together in a group — on the best-selling book 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act, by Bob Joseph. To help you more efficiently do this, members of "Our Common Ground" offer 21 reflections on each of the difficult injustices raised by the book and questions about how we can live together more justly on this land together. 

Here are some resources to learn more as we continue together on our journey of listening, understanding, reconciliation and healing:

• Poems from a Residential School Survivor
• National Indigenous Day of Prayer
• Indigenous History Month - Edmonton
• Edmonton Public Library
• Government of Canada (1)
• Government of Canada (2)
• APTN National News (Try a new source for your news for a month!)
• Truth and Reconciliation Commission
• Anglican Church of Canada Reconciliation Toolkit 
• Stolen Lands, Strong Hearts Documentary
• University of Alberta - free online course
• University of Alberta - land acknowledgements
• Kairos Blanket Exercise
• Moose Hide Campaign
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day)
• Messy Church Reconciliation - at-home activities for families and children
• 150 Acts of Reconciliation
• Canadian Residential Schools and Colonial Institutions Database

Also note that we've created an image for you to potentially use for social media purposes. You can download it below.