Additional Resources for First Nations Celebration

A Healing Journey for Us All: Uncovering the Wounds of Empire: (Toronto: The United Church of Canada, 2007); A response of The United Church of Canada to May 26: A National Day of Healing and Reconciliation, this booklet features 3 study sessions for the period May 26 (National Day of Healing and Reconciliation) to June 20 (Aboriginal Day of Prayer).
Bridges in Spirituality: First Nations Christian Women Tell Their Stories: Joyce Carlson and Alf Dumont, eds. (Toronto: United Church Publishing House, 1997)
Bridges in Understanding: Aboriginal Christian Men Tell Their Stories: Joyce Clouston Carlson and Alf Dumont, eds. (Toronto: ABC Publishing, 2003)
Circle and Cross: Dialogue Planning Tool: (Toronto: The United Church of Canada, 2008); This resource invites Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities to begin a dialogue for learning and healing together. It offers thematic worship resources, model agendas for a Circle and Cross gathering, guidelines for a Talking Circle process - a process of deep, respectful listening - and historical context on Canada's colonial heritage.
From Our Mothers' Arms: The Intergenerational Impact of Residential Schools in Saskatchewan: Constance Deiter (Toronto: United Church Publishing House, 1999)
Hear Our Voices: First Nations of Canada Speak: This four-part video/DVD documentary with study guide explores the social, political, economic, and cultural rights of First Nations for the education of the non-Native members of the church so that Natives and non-Natives of Canada can walk together. Available to borrow from AVEL.
The Reconciliation of Peoples: Challenge to the Churches: Gregory Baum and Harold Wells, eds. (New York: Orbis, 1997)
Toward Justice and Right Relationship: A Beginning: This video (or DVD) kit is a "road map" for a journey of healing, justice, and building right relationship with First Nations peoples. The study guide and accompanying video/DVD (66 min) will help facilitators guide group participants through an honest examination of our broken relationship with First Nations peoples. Available to borrow from AVEL.

Aboriginal Day of Prayer

Additional Resources for First Nations Celebration