Interested in developing a new relationship with Indigenous peoples and learning about what the Anglican Church of Canada is doing?

• Be informed about...
  • The Anglican Church of Canada and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Reconciliation Toolkit
  • The church’s apology for residential schools made by then-Primate Michael Peers to the National Native Convocation in 1993.
  • An Apology for Spiritual Harm offered in 2019 by then-Primate Fred Hiltz.

• Watch...
  • a film about the Doctrine of Discovery, Stolen lands, Strong Hearts, produced by the Anglican Church of Canada
  • the documentary Reserve 107 about reconciliation on the Prairies
  • interview with Susie Kicknosway Jones | Residential School Survivor
  • Colonization Road: the path of reconciliation is long and winding

• Join the Church of the Ascension All My Relations-Ascension Circle. Contact details: allmyrelations@churchoftheascension.ca

• Learn about whose land you stand on: Native-Land.ca | Our home on native land

• Be informed about the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) through https://www.faithinthedeclaration.ca/

A white ceramic feather (seen below) was offered to each congregation and community ministry in the Diocese of Ottawa to serve as a sign of commitment to building relationships with all Indigenous peoples in the Ottawa area. Our feather is on display beside our baptismal font, reminding us that reconciliation is part of our vocation as Christians. In this photo, you can see our stained glass windows reflected in the glass of the feather’s display case.

This ceramic feather represents Church of the Ascension’s commitment to building relationships in a new way with all Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) in the Ottawa area through a journey based on truth, justice, and reconciliation.

The feather was originally crafted as part of an outdoor public art installation at the Canadian Museum of Nature to mark Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017. The symbol of the feather was chosen with the local Algonquin community as a representation of their presence on this land in the time of confederation. The feather also has special significance in most First Nations’ traditions.