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Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations building hope for the future

Christine Muise — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:49:25 +0000

If you come to the North Island, to the settler community of Port Hardy, you may not even notice the small bridge at the northeastern tip of town that takes one into the Tsulquate Reserve, home to the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations. These had been separate Nations. The Gwa’sala had a winter village in Smith Inlet, and […]

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The story of our church in this land

Jesse Robertson — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:14:33 +0000

The following is a sermon delivered by Jesse Robertson at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria on June 23, 2024. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Jesse. I am a parishioner of this cathedral, and a PhD candidate in history at the University of Victoria. I’m also a historical consultant. For the […]

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Day school Survivor calls for justice and true reconciliation

Naomi Racz — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:41:24 +0000

Between 1865 and the turn of the millennium, 699 federally-funded day schools operated in almost every Indigenous reserve across Canada. Unlike at residential schools, students went home at the end of the day. However, as with residential schools, the goal was cultural assimilation — to “kill the Indian in the child” — and many of […]

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Decolonizing the archives

Jessica Ziakin Cook — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 16:10:36 +0000

This year the archives will begin a long-term project of decolonizing its finding aids. These keys to the collection can contain dated language. Combing through them to update them is a way for the diocese to make good on its intentions to practice reconciliation in all aspects of our work. The project is an initiative […]

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Interconnection and healing from colonization

Adela Torchia — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 16:16:49 +0000

Book Review: Indigenous Healing: Exploring Traditional Paths by Rupert Ross. Toronto, Penguin Canada, 2014. After hearing Martin Brokenleg, a priest and prominent psychologist specializing in Indigenous trauma and resilience, recommend this book, I ordered it and was surprised to find that it’s written by a retired assistant Crown attorney, who is non-Indigenous. Ross is also […]

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Discerning a postcolonial presence on ‘Yalis

Anna Greenwood-Lee — Mon, 02 May 2022 02:10:27 +0000

During the second week of May, I will be travelling with Brendon Neilson, vision animator, and Elizabeth Northcott, archdeacon of the Mid-North Islands region, to ‘Yalis (‘Namgis Nation, Alert Bay, Cormorant Island) to engage in an intentional listening process with the people there as to how the Anglican church can best be present on ‘Yalis. […]

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Darkness and light

Alastair Singh-McCollum — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 00:20:01 +0000

Christmas at St John the Divine, Victoria We are all familiar with the recurring images of light that we use around Christmas time: festive lights on the Christmas tree, “Carols by Candlelight”, the celebration of the Word of God in Christ from John’s gospel chapter one — shining a light in the darkness which the darkness cannot extinguish, or understand, or cover. Over the […]

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Bishop Anna sets out six diocesan priorities

Faith Tides — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 13:38:01 +0000

In her remarks to the recent meetings with synod office staff, archdeacons and the diocesan council, Bishop Anna set out six current priorities as a way of focusing the efforts (as they relate to the vision) of diocesan leadership in the coming months. 1. Faith in Foundation Current ministries: post-pandemic reopening Support our churches in the work of re-opening. As […]

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Churches mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Naomi Racz — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 02:16:01 +0000

On September 30, churches across the Diocese of Islands and Inlets honoured the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, or Orange Shirt Day, in a range of ways, including organising and participating in local events and displaying signs and orange T-shirts outside their buildings. The 94 calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission […]

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What is postcolonialism?

Anna Greenwood-Lee — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 23:01:14 +0000

At a recent meeting of the Canadian House of Bishops, we were discussing the possibility of asking General Synod 2022 to pass an aspirational statement about being a postcolonial church. While the bishops in my small group, which included Indigenous and settler bishops, wholeheartedly embraced the sentiment behind this statement, there was general agreement that […]

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