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About the Book

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Alf Dumont's powerful memoir offers a fresh perspective on identity and belonging in Canada. Dumont walks between the two worlds of Indigenous and settler, traditional spirituality and Christianity, and shares stories of building bridges between these worlds. He challenges the church to re-examine the theology behind its past decision around residential schools so that it might live out the words of its apologies, and challenges the country to re-examine its responsibilities and relationships with Indigenous people.

About Our Guest

Alf Dumont served in The United Church of Canada as a minister for over 40 years. He was the director of the Dr. Jessie Saulteaux Resource Centre (an Indigenous theological training centre) and Speaker of the All Native Circle Conference. He serves as an elder at the Indigenous Services Centre of the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

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