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52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing
Rev. Bill Weaver Rev. Bill Weaver

52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing

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….


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52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing
Rev. Bill Weaver Rev. Bill Weaver

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….

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Reflections by Rev. Joanne Anquist
Rev. Joanne Anquist, Lead Worship & Service Minister Rev. Joanne Anquist, Lead Worship & Service Minister

Reflections by Rev. Joanne Anquist

Week 4

Learn the Difference Between Cultural Appropriation and Cultural Appreciation from Robertson, David A.. 52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing….


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Reflections by Rev. Joanne Anquist
Rev. Joanne Anquist, Lead Worship & Service Minister Rev. Joanne Anquist, Lead Worship & Service Minister

Reflections by Rev. Joanne Anquist

52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing by David A. Robertson

Week 3: Engage with Indigenous Social Media….

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Reflections by Rev. Joanne Anquist
Rev. Joanne Anquist, Lead Worship & Service Minister Rev. Joanne Anquist, Lead Worship & Service Minister

Reflections by Rev. Joanne Anquist

Tuesday September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.  Because of our commitment to Right Relations and the United Church’s history with Residential Schools, our offices at both sites will be closed on that day to give an opportunity to reflect on this history and how we can live into right relations.

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Earth Day Event Wrap Up
Rev. Bob Mutlow, Honorary Associate Rev. Bob Mutlow, Honorary Associate

Earth Day Event Wrap Up

Earth Day at McDougall United, Calgary - over 60 people - children and adults gathered to celebrate Mother Earth with "Smudging & Prayers" led by Chinook Winds Indigenous Minister, the Rev. Tony Snow, Stoney-Nakoda First Nation….

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