November 2020, UCC in Focus
Ottawa churches build serene space as part of reconciliation project
The healing garden is is intended as a place to contemplate and talk about residential schools
Indigenous
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July/August 2020, UCC in Focus
Land-based camp connects church and Indigenous communities
Pabaamashi came out of a partnership between a Kenora United church, Anishinaabe and Métis leaders, and local organizations
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July/August 2020, June 2020, UCC in Focus
How the United Church supported Wet’suwet’en
People in the church took action through letters, discussions, marches and meetings
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April 2020, Ethical Living
Sacred Indigenous rock art sites under threat
Across Canada, stories are told through drawings on stone. But protecting them shouldn't mean turning them into artifacts.
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April 2020, UCC in Focus
Indigenous youth explore heritage at equine program
A United Church initiative pairs young people with horses to build skills, make friends and heal
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Justice
Wet’suwet’en supporter calls RCMP ban ‘dehumanizing’
Delee Alexis Nikal was delivering food and cold-weather supplies to a pipeline protest camp in northern B.C.
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Jan./Feb. 2020, Justice
Indigenous comedians chip away at colonialism
Amid a legacy of trauma, comedy was used as a "tool for survival" — and is now a platform for education
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Ethical Living
Baroness von Sketch actor talks powerful land acknowledgment skit
Aurora Browne says she thinks performers, especially comedians, have a mandate to speak truth to power
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Justice, November 2019
Moose Hide Campaign is for all Canadians: co-founder
Violence against women and girls is "an everyone issue," Raven Lacerte says
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Ethical Living, November 2019
Lac La Croix pony saved from extinction by the Ojibwe
In the horse, the people have found a spiritual connection to their past and a way forward in healing trauma
