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Circle Procedures

Getting To Know You (In-Person Circle)

Posted by By Circles July 30, 2021Posted inCircle Procedures
In this first gathering we want to establish a climate of “mutual recognition and mutual respect” to use the words of the Truth and Reconciliation Report. No matter what your…
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Opening Guidelines for Zoom Circles

Opening Guidelines for Zoom Circles

Posted by By Circles June 29, 2020Posted inCircle Procedures
We want to begin our Circle with a Land acknowledgement. Such acknowledgements commemorate Indigenous peoples’ principal kinship to the land—and the fact that we have not and cannot be erased…
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Getting To Know You (Zoom Circle)

Posted by By Circles November 17, 2019Posted inCircle Procedures
In this first gathering we want to establish a climate of “mutual recognition and mutual respect” to use the words of the Truth and Reconciliation Report. No matter what your…
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Opening Guidelines for In Person Circles

Posted by By cfr-admin October 5, 2016Posted inCircle Procedures
To non-Indigenous participants, reflect on the statement of Chief Commissioner Murray Sinclair: “Do not feel ashamed of the past; do not feel guilty. They don’t do any good at all.…
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General Procedures for Gatherings

Posted by By cfr-admin October 4, 2016Posted inCircle Procedures
Your checklist for an organized gathering. Walking through the flow of each meeting helps to keep the time right.*  Use the controls on the grey bar below to access more…
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The Seven Sacred Teachings of the Anishinaabe

These teachings form part of our openings for all Circles.

Circles for Reconciliation Inc. recognizes that all First Nations, Métis and Inuit people have their own cultural teachings that encompass the morals and values of conduct.On page 30 of “Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future.”, it states that The Seven Sacred Teachings of the Anishinaabe—Respect, Courage, Love, Truth, Humility, Honesty, and Wisdom—served as the themes for the seven National Events, and ceremony and traditional observance played an important part in the National Events. It is recognized that there are many adaptions of the teachings. We encourage each circle to adapt the Seven Sacred Teachings of the Anishinaabe to the needs of their circle.

View all the guidelines that we use to ensure respectful and consistent gatherings.

Circles for Reconciliation is an Indigenous-led non-profit corporation, with at least 51% of our Board of Directors being peoples of First Nation, Inuit, or Métis status. Circles for Reconciliation is a registered charity, registration no. 748256930 RR 0001.

Artwork by Eugene Demas. Eugene was well featured in Calgary's Bow Museum and known for his use of pencil crayons.

  • LOVE: it is more important to care for one another
  • HONESTY: better to fail with honesty than succeed by fraud
  • RESPECT: give it, earn it, receive it
  • TRUTH: it is always easiest to speak the truth
  • HUMILITY: to be humble about your accomplishments is to be strong
  • COURAGE: let nothing stand in the way of doing the right thing
  • WISDOM: with hard work and dedication will come knowledge

The administrative offices of Circles for Reconciliation Inc. are on Treaty 1 territory – the traditional land of the Ininiw (Cree), Anishinábé (Ojibwé), Anisininew (Ojibwé Cree), Dakota and Dene people, as well as the Birthplace of the Métis Nation and the Heart of the Métis Homeland.

Circles for Reconciliation is an Indigenous-led non-profit corporation, with at least 51 % of our Board of Directors being peoples of First Nation, Inuit, or Métis status.

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Circles for Reconciliation believes in changing the minds and hearts of FNIM (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) and non-Indigenous people through the weekly themes and sharing that takes place in our Circles.

Circles for Reconciliation Inc.
Winnipeg, Manitoba

204-414-3488

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Registered Charity Number: 748256930RR0001

"Reconciliation begins with each and every one of us."
TRC. (2015). Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future:
Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, p 185.
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