Indigenous Reconciliation

A Word From Pastor Carl

Indigenous is an umbrella term for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.
Indigenous people in Manitoba make up 18% of the population, the most of any Canadian province.
76% of Manitoba First Nations children experience child poverty in their home community, the highest rate in the country.
Manitoba has one of the highest child apprehension rates in the world, with almost 90% of the children being Indigenous.
Residential schools for Indigenous children existed in Canada from the 17th century until the late 1990s.
It is estimated that at least 150,000 First Nation, Inuit, and Métis children attended residential schools during this period.
We are interested in Truth and Reconciliation at FGMB.

We will have copies of these books in the church library:

21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act - Bob Joseph (3 copies)
By Canoe And Dog-Train: Among the Cree and Salteaux Indians - Egerton Young (1882)

Children's Books

Shi-Shi Etko and Shin-Chi's Canoe by Nicola A. Campbell
- The first is about a young girl who learns valuable lessons before being sent to a residential school. The second features her and her younger brother both going to a residential school where he finds solace in a river and the handmade canoe from his father.
The Moccasins by Earl Einarson
- An Indigenous foster child is given a gift of moccasins by his foster mom.
The Orange Shirt Story by Phyllis Webstand
- Tells the story of residential school survivor Phyllis Webstand, the origin of Orange Shirt Day.

Watch for these opportunities coming in the future to FGMB: