Title: Unsettling Truths: The on-going, dehumanizing legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery. Author: Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah This book shines a damning light on the “Doctrine of Discovery,” the …
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission
I was getting desperate. It was the last of four days at the Montreal Truth and Reconciliation Commission meetings. Sorrow, despair, hope, anger, defeat, defiance, and confusion washed over me like …
Chilliwack, B.C. Aboriginal artist and carver Isadore Charters worked on his “healing pole” under a tent during breaks at the B.C. MB convention, May 3–4. Charters, who lives in Chilliwack, B.C., …
“I just want a hug from my sisters.” The pain in the grandmother’s voice is heart-rending, as she gives voice to the hurt and estrangement that has splintered her family. …
Last November, in my role as interim Herald editor, I wrote an editorial urging Mennonite Brethren to participate in Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The Commission was formed as …