National Indigenous Peoples Day is coming this Sunday. This annual celebration has been held each June 21 since 1996. The EFC is working on a documentary about a momentous yet often forgotten Sacred Assembly that helped spark this special day. There is now a trailer on Vimeo.com that can be shown to raise awareness. National Indigenous Peoples Day was declared by Canada’s governor general in 1996, in part as a response to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, and in par

This article comes from Read directly: https://faithtoday.ca/Magazines/2026-Mar-Apr/Browse-the-latest-issue It was a unique moment in Canadian history. A gathering of political, religious and Indigenous spiritual leaders, all seeking a path forward in relationships with Indigenous Peoples, a path toward understanding and reconciliation – a Sacred Assembly. It was December 1995, less than two months after the Quebec referendum. The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples had be

A vision for healing in Canada was sparked in 1995 that involved a spiritual reckoning, bringing together faith leaders and elected officials from across Canada at an event called The Sacred Assembly. EFC leaders were a part of the event and helped to edit a document called the Reconciliation Proclamation, which was a result of the Sacred Assembly and a seed for much of the work that continues today. Thirty years later, some of the original organizers are now hosting a commem