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Drummers Timothy Erkloo and Ruben Komangapik, along with the Rev. Canon Aigah Attagutsiak and the Rev. Colin McFarland

Archbishop Chris Harper brings news of the Indigenous Church

Leigh Anne Williams May 20, 2024

Archbishop Chris Harper made his first visit to the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa since he was named National Indigenous Archbishop in 2022, and it was ...

Parkway renamed with Algonquin name

Leigh Anne Williams November 1, 2023

Last year on Sept. 30, Algonquin spiritual teacher, poet and activist, Albert Dumont led a large march calling for the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway ...

Banner with names of children who died at Residential School

Remembering the Children

Mike Hoyer November 1, 2023

Mike and Colleen Hoyer were at the ceremony on Parliament Hill on Sept. 30 and helped to carry the 50 metre-long red banner cloth with ...

Almonte creatively marks a path to reconciliation in stone

Leigh Anne Williams November 1, 2023

On Sept. 17, a crowd gathered on the bank of the Mississippi River in Almonte, Ont., to celebrate the official unveiling of The Seven Gifts, ...

Walking the friendship trail in Chelsea

Leigh Anne Williams, Debbie Grisdale September 1, 2023

A crowd of about 150 people gathered on unceded Algonquin territory in Chelsea, Que. at St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church on a warm sunny day ...

Getting to know the bishop’s advisor, Audrey Lawrence

Leigh Anne Williams September 1, 2023

Audrey Lawrence’s family history reflects many aspects of the history of Canada. Appointed in 2022 as Métis advisor to Bishop Shane Parker, Lawrence says that ...

Indigenous women and children lift their voices on September 30 on Parliament Hill

Leigh Anne Williams November 1, 2022

The autumn sun shone bright and warm on the second National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Ottawa on September 30. And for the second ...