Highland Community Church has been engaging in a journey towards greater knowledge, understanding, and reconciliation of and with our indigenous friends and neighbours over the last few years.  We have had a few learning events, the most recent of which was a reading of the 94 Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.  You can find a recording the event and information about steps you can take below.

At the bottom of this page is a list of resources where further information can be found on Indigenous relations, being an ally, and Canada's history with Indigenous Peoples.

94 Calls to Action from the TRC


​On October 26, 2021 Highland hosted a reading of the 94 Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Participants and others who are interested are encouraged to adopt one of the Calls to Action and take actions over the coming months to learn about and advocate for the call. Some ideas for actions include prayer, reading, research, letters to the government, engaging with local First Nations organizations, sharing about the Call to Action with friends and family, and many more.

We invite you to watch the recording of the reading of the Calls to Action below and adopt one of the Calls to Action yourself.

Reading of the 94 Calls to Action from the TRC

    ADOPT A CALL TO ACTION

RESOURCES

Church Library Resources:

Catalogue
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MCC Resources:

Indigenous Neighbours Program

Indigenous Neighbours Topics

MCC Response to the TRC

Anabaptist Response to the TRC

Websites:
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https://www.stoloreconciliation.com
 
http://digitalsqewlets.ca/index-eng.php

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/calls_to_action_english2.pdf​

​United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Other Books:

Keith Thor Carlson, The Power of Place, The Problem of Time: Aboriginal Identity and Historical Consciousness in the Cauldron of Colonialism, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2010)
 
Keith Thor Carlson, and Sonny McHalsie, “I Am Stó:lô :” Katherine Explores Her Heritage, (Chilliwack: Stó:lô  Heritage Trust, 1998)
 
Keith Thor Carlson, John Lutz, David Schaepe, and Sonny McHalsie eds., Towards a New Ethnohistory: Community-engaged Scholarship History Among The People of the River, (Winnipeg Manitoba, University of Winnipeg Press, 2018).
 
Keith Thor Carlson, Kristina Fagan, eds., Second edition of Henry Pennier’s “Call Me Hank”: A Stó:lõ Man’s Reflections on Logging, Living, and Growing Old. (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2006).
 
Keith Thor Carlson, Sonny McHalsie, David Schaepe, eds., A Stó:lô-Coast Salish Historical Atlas. (Vancouver: Douglas and McIntyre; Seattle: University of Washington Press; Chilliwack, B.C.: Stó:lô Heritage Trust, 2001).
 
Keith Thor Carlson, ed., You Are Asked To Witness: The Stó:lô in Canada’s Pacific Coast History. (Chilliwack, B.C.: Stó:lô Heritage Trust, 1997).