“How are we going to preserve the stories residential school survivors are now telling us?”
Such an important question. It came up during a lively discussion in Halifax with members of the AMS and Presbytery of Halifax Lunenburg. It seems so critical we do this or else people will quickly lose sight of why there is [...]

Some months ago I made a presentation to a Men’s Breakfast group in Markham, Ontario.  Not for the first time, questions arose about the viability of the “Indian reserve” system—“reserves” being that land set aside in Canadian law—land still owned by the federal Crown—which is still home to well over 600 First Nation communities.  This [...]

Riverside Community School in Prince Albert reflects its city. Sandy Scott, the Minister of St. Paul’s Prebyterian Church tells me Aboriginal people constitute about forty-fiver percent of the population of “PA”. Riverside students reflect the beauty of the Cree, Dene, Metis and other First peoples of the area.
On the first day of spring, [...]

I mentioned a little while ago that I would be adding some additional bloggers to the roster at BeingPresbyterian. I’m please to announce today that tomorrow, Lori Ransom will begin to write here about her experiences as Healing and Reconciliation Program Animator for The Presbyterian Church in Canada. I’ve included Lori’s official bio below.

Lori Ransom [...]