Indigenous Ministries
Exposing the Doctrine of Discovery: a Journey of Healing and Hope, Part II: Advent 2011, the "Four Directions and Magnificat"
Since early this year a working group of clergy and lay people have been working on a four part series in direct response to resolution D035, passed by the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in 2009. The resolution repudiated and renounced the Doctrine of Discovery (DOD), a set of legal and ecclesiastical documents and […]
News from Minnesota
The First Nations Kitchen (FNK) celebrated its third anniversary of serving organic/indigenous meals to the local community every Sunday evening at All Saints Episcopal Indian Mission, Minneapolis, Minn. Partnerships include seven metro Episcopal faith communities and the Native American Law Students Association of William Mitchell School of Law. In 2012 it is anticipated that we […]
Native Youth Who Care: Spirit Journey Youth of Northern Arizona
“What a mess!” exclaims a youth. He jumps out of the way as a plastic bag filled with clothes for the homeless spills out of the storage shed. We empty out the rest of the garbage bags. These are all clothes donated for us to deliver to the homeless in the Holbrook/Winslow, Arizona area. “Sort […]
Episcopal Natives Rock!
“Episcopal Natives Rock!” is the response of one of the Native youth in the river near Winslow, Ariz. A Native man sitting on a rock yelled out “Who are you anyway?” Everyone laughs at the answer and we continue to jump from high places into the river below. Eleven years of dreaming just how we […]
The Calling
I am a young, Native Hawaiian woman who has been called into leadership in many different ways. From when I was young I always felt a call towards working in the church. When I was seven years old I told my parents that I was going to be a priest. We were not a religious […]
Good News from the East
The Rev. Canon Ginny Doctor, Mohawk, who has served Alaska faithfully for many years and who know goes to serve as the Canon Missioner for Indigenous People in the Church of Canada, posted on Facebook that “I rejoice with my Mohawk sisters and brothers!” about the news of the impending sainthood for Blessed Kateri. Blessed Kateri […]
General Convention renounces Doctrine of Discovery
Repudiation of centuries-old theory has modern implications, advocates say By: Mary Frances Schjonberg Among the 419 resolutions that bishops and deputies considered during the July 8-17 meeting of General Convention in Anaheim, California were some that seemed obscure and received little attention, but that in reality carried significant meaning for many. Resolution D035, titled “Repudiation […]
