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September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, legislated as both a federal and provincial statuatory holiday. We encourage you to take some time on September 30 to pray and work for truth and reconciliation with the Indigenous people in Canada. MCC is hosting a special "Music & Storytelling" event in honor of Truth and Reconciliation Day on Friday, October 3rd at 7:00 pm at The Gathering Church in Abbotsford. For more info and to RSVP for this free event visit: https://musicandstorytelling.rsvpify.com/ 

To help educate and deepen our understanding of the issues, we also provide here a number of resources from various sources both secular and from an Anabaptist perspective.

MCC has a list of Events | Listen | Read | Watch links for this year's Truth and Reconciliation Day on Saturday. 

Family viewing:

If you only have time for one thing, watch Yummo Comes Home, a 28 minute documentary video telling the story of an Okanagan/ Thompson Aboriginal man who revisits the Kamloops B.C. Residential School building where he was hurt to reclaim and bring back home his boyhood innocence and confidence. 

Overview Links:

  1. National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
  2. On the holiday: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation.html
  3. Residential Schools: https://nctr.ca/education/teaching-resources/residential-school-history/

MB/Anabaptist Videos:

  1. A film that explores how the Young Chippewayan Band, Mennonites and Lutherans work together to repair the wrongs of the past in Laird, Saskatchewan: https://mcccanada.ca/stories/reserve-107
  2. Working Towards Right Relationships: Stories from MCC's Indigenous Neighbours program.