Week 10
Support the Renaming of Colonial Memorializations
from Robertson, David A. 52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing

In this chapter, Robertson turns to something many of us encounter every day without thinking twice about it: the names of our streets, schools, and public buildings. In recent years, especially following the confirmation of unmarked graves at former Indian Residential School sites, communities across Canada have begun re-examining who we choose to honour in these spaces….

Week 9
Support an Indigenous Musician
from Robertson, David A. 52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing

This week, Robertson turns to music and you can feel how personal this one is for him. Music, he says, has shaped his life as both a writer and an Indigenous person. Just as Indigenous authors write across every genre, Indigenous musicians are creating powerful work in country, folk, rock, hip-hop, electronic, jazz, and more. The range is wide…

Week 8
Start a Second Book in Your Indigenous Book Club
from Robertson, David A. 52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing

Back in Week Two, Rev. Joanne invited us to consider starting an Indigenous book club. This week, Robertson gently nudges us a step further. If you started that journey, don’t let it become a one-time experience. Reconciliation is not meant to be “one and done,” and neither is reading Indigenous stories….

Week 7 - Check Your Idioms
(from Robertson, David A. 52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing)

This week, Robertson invites us to pay closer attention to the everyday language we use. Many common idioms are so familiar that we rarely stop to think about where they come from or how they might be received….

Week 6
Write a Land Acknowledgement
from Robertson, David A. 52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing…

Week 5-Research Indigenous Place Names
from Robertson, David A. 52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing

In this chapter, Robertson invites us to notice the places we move through every day, especially the rivers and lakes that shape our communities and our sense of home. He begins with the Assiniboine River in Winnipeg, describing how it is woven into daily life, from kayaking in the summer to neighbourhood hockey games in the winter. It is easy to enjoy these places, he suggests, without ever stopping to think about where their names come from….