by communications@cwl.ca | Jul 23, 2024 | Indigenous Resources, Spotlight
Our Lady of Assumption Parish Council (Lethbridge, AB) was honored to present The Blanket Exercise with Facilitators Shelley Kirkvold, Co-Ordinator of First Nations, Metis and Inuit Education with Holy Spirit School Division and Emily Fox, First Nations, Metis and...
by cwlnational | Jan 30, 2024 | Indigenous Resources, Spotlight
St. Henry’s Parish Council (Melville, SK) had the pleasure of having their member, Bernice Lerat (nee Stonechild) speak to them at the January Regular Meeting. Bernice is a residential school survivor where she was forced to attend for 12 years. Bernice shared...
by cwlnational | Dec 13, 2023 | By Position, By Year, Communiques, In the News, Media, News Releases, Social Justice, Social Justice
Glenda Carson, National Chairperson of Social Justice, December 13, 2023 FOR: Chairpersons of Social Justice at All Levels (new structure) and Chairpersons of Education and Health and Community Life at All Levels (old structure) PDF Greetings, sisters in the League!...
by cwlnational | Dec 12, 2023 | In the News, Indigenous Resources, Media, News Releases
On December 12th, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, the Church in Canada also celebrates the National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples. This year, we take a moment to recall the Holy Father’s Penitential Pilgrimage to...
by cwlnational | Dec 6, 2023 | Indigenous Resources, Spotlight
St. Mary’s Parish Council (Chilliwack, BC) offered the KAIROS Blanket Exercise in October. The KAIROS Blanket Exercise is a workshop that explores the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. Blankets arranged on the floor represent the...