Reconciliation
Our goal for the next month as we re:assemble, is to move towards an attitude and praxis of reconciliation with our Indigenous family, friends and neighbours.
Living into the postures of attentiveness…towards our own biases and the stories of those who have been overlooked before (even in our own community); willingness… to listen, act, and put some skin in the game; and openness… to getting it wrong and trying again.
Books to Read
Introductory: Native: Identity, Belonging, and rediscovering God by Kailtin Curtice
Intermediate: One Church Many Tribes by Richard Twiss
In-Depth: The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America by Thomas King
VIDEO TO WATCH
Click here to be directed to the sermon by Ray Aldred that we watched and discussed during our Week 2 gathering.
Creative Engagement
Week 1: Read through the Final Report on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
Week 2: Watch Treaty Talk – Sharing the River of Life. This is “a teaching tool to better understand our collective responsibility to treaty. The purpose of this video is to build understanding, allyship and bridges for better relationship and work together.”
Week 3: Listen to “Precious Woman (A Lament)” by The Porter’s Gate
Week 4: Read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action. The church’s calls to action are #58-61.
Listen to an audio recording of our Week 1 gathering!
Listen to an audio recording of our Week 3 Gathering!
Listen to our podcast!
