The area of our work where we commit to an ongoing shared journey with First Nations and people of all nations and cultures, especially those who feel hurt or abandoned by the church.
Click the above link to donate to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society.
See the sidebar menu for some of the activities and resources related to our reconcilatory efforts.
"Peace is a deep disposition of the heart. It is humility, an ability to let go of the need to be right in our own eyes or the eyes of others, an ability based on the knowledge that our rightness or wrongness in any issue is totally irrelevant to God's love for us or for our neighbour. The peace that comes with claiming our self in God is the foundation of our ability to carry God's reconciling love to others in the most humble places and humble, everyday ways." - Becoming Bearers of Reconciliation by Roberta C. Bondi in Weavings Vol. 5, No. 1 Jan/Feb 1990
The Sacred Journey marked a significant step towards reconciliation between the Anglican Diocese of British Columbia and the First Peoples of these islands and inlets.
Through our work we are responding to the Anglican Church of Canada's fourth “Mark of Mission” to “transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and pursue peace and reconciliation.”
To learn more about of Truth and Reconciliation work in the Anglican Church of Canada visit Anglican.ca/tr/reconciliation-toolkit
Reconciling Both Worlds
Mike Willie's poignant short video shares a recording of his late uncle Ernest Willie, a priest of the Anglican Church at Kingcome Inlet, as he preaches about the importance of reclaiming the practices and traditions of the First Nation. The church at Kingcome was designed with First Nation elements and stands beside a totem pole depcting the four tribes of Kingcome.
In 2018, Kingcome celebrated its 80th Heritage Weekend celebration. In his article for the Diocesan Post, Brendon Neilson reflects, as an outsider, on the festivities.
Faith Tides articles
The story of our church in this land (September 2024)
Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations building hope for the future (September 2024)
Day school Survivor calls for justice and true reconciliation (June 2024)
‘It is easier to talk about reconciliation than to do reconciliation’ (June 2024)
Decolonizing the archives (February 2024)
New relationships with our land and neighbours (May 2023)
Interconnection and healing from colonization (August 2022)
Discerning a postcolonial presence on ‘Yalis (May 2022)
Darkness and light (December 2021)
Bishop Anna sets out six diocesan priorities (December 2021)
What is postcolonialism? (November 2021)
Churches mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (November 2021)
Postcolonialism, language and resistance (November 2021)
We want to acknowledge, listen and learn (October 2021)
New anti-racism resources added to the website (April 2021)
