Reactions and reality are not always proportionate

At the Ottawa offices of Cardus, coinciding with the 343rd anniversary of the death of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, four Indigenous Canadians spoke to a mixed crowd of what it means to be both Indigenous and a person of faith.

Rosella Kinoshameg means more to the Jesuits of Canada than the Jesuit Fathers can really say. But they said it anyway by giving her the 2023 Magis Award at the 15th annual Jesuit ProvincialöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Dinner held April 12, just north of Toronto.

The topic of residential schools dominated this column in 2021, and too often that story is written as if Catholics and Indigenous peoples are two distinct parties, perhaps opposing or even hostile.

OTTAWA -- There is no guarantee that a delegation to the Vatican will lead to a papal apology for the Catholic ChurchöÏÓãÊÓƵapp role in CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp residential school system but the Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations is praying it will.

Canadian delegations of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican Dec. 17-20.

It has been a profoundly difficult few weeks to live in Treaty territory and the homeland of the Métis. To live in a land that welcomes people to safety but cannot guarantee it.

A meeting between Pope Francis and a delegation of Canadian Indigenous people at the Vatican is being planned and expected before the end of the year.

The Ontario First Nations Technical öÏÓãÊÓƵapp Corporation (OFNTSC) is laying the groundwork to provide more Indigenous youth with the training to succeed in roles that require the skill of technical self-reliance.

CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp bishops are continuing to study federal legislation that provides legal protections for Indigenous communities in the form of internationally recognized rights.