The narrative that most Canadians receive when it comes to Indigenous-settler reconciliation is that we apologized for what happened in the past, so now it’s time to move on. We may talk the talk, make apologies, and pass declarations, but when the walk doesn’t match the talk, we realize that all those words are empty.
Read MoreBill C-262, the Canadian bill that would see our country adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, is dead. So where is the hope for justice?
Read MoreLast week, one of my friends and faith leaders was arrested. It shocked many in our community, but for me, it gave me courage - courage to live out my faith and to push myself out of my comfort zone and follow the call of the Holy Spirit.
Read MoreLast Monday I got the chance to hear Senator Murray Sinclair address a packed house at Canadian Mennonite University. He told powerful stories of history and reconciliation. And his advice was unexpected because it was so simple: be kind.
Read MoreWith all the good things that have been going on and all the progress in reconciliation we have started to see in Canada, I have for the first time felt something that so many Indigenous people and allies have felt: disappointment.
Read MoreA few years ago, on a visit to my family home, my brother told me a story that shocked me. I realized that I was kind of a jerk. I learned that Jesus calls us to a radical way of living.
Read MoreA few weeks ago, I sat around a table with some friends in a cafe in Winnipeg to talk about reconciliation and our church’s connection to Cross Lake. What does reconciliation look like? How do we dismantle the systems of government and industry to bring justice to a community as small as Cross Lake? It was evident that there were no easy answers.
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