Donation Gift Drive for Survivors of the Indian Residential Schools

Donation Gift Drive for Survivors of the Indian Residential Schools

Holiday Gifts     "Masi cho to Santa Walter for the gifts" Here is Walter Duck out passing gifts for the Elders in Tadoule Lake Dene Nation. Walter Duck is the Operations & Maintenance Manager for SDFN (Sayisi Dene First Nation). Walter works as a heavy equipment operator and mechanic. The gifts for the Elders included stockings along with some other Christmas goodies.   Photo Credit: Ila Bussidor During this giving season, Circles for Reconciliation is highlighting the gift drive initiative by Sisters in Spirit Winnipeg Chapter. "We decided that honouring them with gifts would fit during the hardest time…
Indigenous Artisans Offer Handmade Crafts

Indigenous Artisans Offer Handmade Crafts

  Circles for Reconciliation is pleased to offer this space on our website for Indigenous artisans to promote their social media links until December 17th. Details for how to submit your name are on our poster. Link to our poster.   Anthony Henhawk, Mohawk  Freelance Multi-disciplinary graphic artist Website:          www.everdeadly.ca  Facebook:       https://www.facebook.com/everdeadly/    Joe Keesickquayash, Anishinini Beaded Gauntlets Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joesue.kees
Giving: Contribute to our ongoing national work

Giving: Contribute to our ongoing national work

The season of giving is here.  Starting on GivingTuesday, which was November 30th, there is a heightened awareness of the need to support your community so it can grow into a healthy and respectful place for all its members. Circles for Reconciliation is a non-profit organization based on the principles of an equal partnership between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, which is reflected in our Staff, Board, Advisory Committee, and Circle activities. Our goal is to create grassroots relationships of mutual respect between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people through 10-week Circle discussions in order to foster reconciliation in each local community across…

Honouring our Indigenous Veterans on November 8th

In 1994, the federal government established National Aboriginal Veterans Day to honour the sacrifices thousands of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people who served in the WWI, WWII, Korean War and subsequent conflicts made. As Canadians embark on the path of reconciliation, we encourage everyone on this day to learn more about the history of Indigenous veterans in Canada.

First National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Circles for Reconciliation (CFR) is honouring the first "National Day for Truth and Reconciliation" as a non-profit organization as a Statutory Holiday under Bill C-5 that achieved Royal Assent on June 3rd, 2021. The Act creates a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a statutory holiday that will commemorate the victims and survivors of the Indian Residential Schools and will be observed on September 30th moving forward. CFR recognizes September 30th as a mourning day to honour the sacred ones and survivors of the Indian Residential Schools and we encourage organizations and others to do the same.   Guided Tour…
Honouring the Sacred Ones

Honouring the Sacred Ones

We have planted a beautiful circle of flowers to remember the many children who have lost their lives at residential schools. Circles held a gathering of staff and volunteers with...... to mark our Carefully bordered with stones and highlighted with a hand lettered sign in the Dakota language, this garden will continue to bloom and thrive for many years. The unfolding story of the building and planting of the garden is described more fully at this link.

Canadian History Uncovered

On May 30th, 2021, many Canadians woke up to a new reality for them. The Canada they knew had changed. What happened was the horrendous discovery of 215 unmarked graves at the Kamloops Residential School. This was not news to the Indigenous people. The long oral history by Indigenous people had told this story for years, and six years ago the TRC has reported on the existence of such unmarked graves of Indigenous children, and stated there were many more not yet discovered. That day, what had been Indigenous history became Canadian history. The news of the findings changed Canada.…