The Long Road of Reconciliation

A few weeks ago, I sat around a table with some friends in a cafe in Winnipeg to talk about reconciliation and our church’s connection to Cross Lake. What does reconciliation look like? How do we dismantle the systems of government and industry to bring justice to a community as small as Cross Lake? It was evident that there were no easy answers.

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Freedom Road: From Charity to Responsibility

After over 100 years of advocacy, Shoal Lake 40 First Nation may be finally seeing some results: the building of Freedom Road which will end the forced isolation of this community because of Winnipeg's water extraction. But let's not confuse our responsibility with charity. There is more yet to be done.

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