Y2Y: A Good News Reconciliation Story
THERE IS MORE GOOD NEWS IN THE WORLD THAN BAD As the SUV pulled into the grounds of Zajac Ranch just outside of Mission, B.C., I noticed several groups of young people sitting and chatting in the warm spring sun…
Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Youth on the Land Learning and Working Together
There is More Good News in the World Than Bad Emily* was feeling skittish. In front of her were six large white dead snowshoe hares, waiting to be skinned. She was to be one of the skinners. She did not…
How to be On the Right Side of Indigenous History
There is More Good News than Bad What does being on the right side of Indigenous History mean? I believe it means participating in the process of bringing reconciliation about. This in turn begs the question, “What is reconciliation?” There…
There is Progress on Reconciliation
There is More GOOD News than BAD In 2015 the Report on Truth and Reconciliation was released after seven years in the making. https://nctr.ca/records/reports/ The report contained over 6000 interviews and stories from Indigenous peoples, largely about their Residential School…
Canada, Ukrainians and Indigenous Peoples
There is More Good In the World Than Bad For almost everyone, the news coming out of the Ukraine of late has been terribly disturbing. We all feel deeply for the Ukrainians and the terrible times they are going through.…
Good News: National Reconciliation Day
There is More Good in the World Than Bad Rupert slowly lowered the paper to his lap. The headline of the article he had just read screamed, “215 CHILDREN’S GRAVES DISCOVERED AT KAMLOOPS RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL.” The article outlined how Indigenous…
Good News: Indigenous Peoples
There is more good in the world than bad. World news these past few weeks has been dominated by images of COVID-19, particularly old people in long term care homes, waving to their families or with needles sticking in their…