Sandy-SaulteauxNewsletter of the

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Spring 2015

The Earth is our Faculty

History Brought us to this Point - Page 3

Aboriginal Ministries in the United Church- Page 4

Our Elders have Spoken - Page 6

Living into Right Relations - Page 6

We have out own ways of doing things - Page 6

Notice of Annual General Meeting - Page 7

What does the Lord require of you... - Page 8

Partnership with Centre forChristian Studies - Page 9

Five Generations atGraduation - Page 9

Ceremony of

Celebration 2015 - Page 10

Questions to Readers - Page 11

UpcomingLearning Circle - Page 11

Spiritual CentreThe Earth Is Our Faculty -

The Spirit of Indigenous Ministry at SSSCby Adrian Jacobs

Rev. Andrew Wesley, elder and Anglican priest, instructed our Basic Pastoral Care Learning Circle to take tobacco in our left hand (closest to

our hearts) and to go out onto our 39 acre property, give thanks and meet with Jesus. I had a very profound experience and wept as I greeted and thanked

all our relations – here at Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre. After almost a year at SSSC I felt like I finally arrived.

When we lament the passing of our elders we fear the loss of all their knowledge. We can be comforted in part knowing that the teachers that taught them (our Mother

the Earth, the animals, the fish folk, the medicine families, the tree beings, the crawling relatives etc.) are still with us today and stand ready to teach anew this generation.

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I hear the elders speaking when I listen to the voice of creation, just like the Psalmist did in Psalm 8. Our elders have taught us what the earth taught them. We continue this teaching to future generations. Our elders will pass away but the earth our teacher will endure. THE EARTH IS OUR FACULTY! This profound insight gives us a great sense of hope.

The Broken Head River winds its way around us and we see eagles, bears, foxes, coyotes, squirrels, deer, and lots of creeping things. The trees and medicines silently grow everywhere and the fish folk make their presence known on occasion, ever ready to teach us.

We respect and honour the land all across this country: the BC Coast, the mountains, the plains, the woodlands, the tundra, the sub-boreal forest, the Great Lakes, the rivers, the East Coast. Each of our Indigenous peoples have languages and cultures shaped by the land. When we meet with each other we honour the protocols of our hosts – their rules apply.

Colonialism imposes the rules of outsiders upon Indigenous communities. We will not do that to each other. We will honour the elders, the wisdom, the governance, the languages, the protocols and the ways of our Indigenous constituencies. The nation to nation peer-respect of treaty is what guides us here at SSSC.

Three little bears at SSSC - Momma and twins

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History Brought Us To This Point And Is Part Of Us Going Forward

Aboriginal ministry is in The United Church of Canada is rich with many facets including: •The IndianMethodist heritagework prior to the

start of The United Church of Canada in 1925 – firstMethodistchurchatSixNations,ONin1822

•The 1970’s Indian Ministry Training Program inNorthernMB/ON

•The 1980’s national Aboriginal ministryconsultations that morphed into the NationalAboriginalSpiritualGathering

•Keewatin Presbytery – the first all Aboriginalpresbyteryestablishedin1981

•Rev.StanMcKayJr.,theFirstnationalcoordinatorforNativeMinistries1982

•The Dr. Jessie Saulteaux Resource Centreestablishedin1984

•TheurgingofAboriginalministriestotheUCCtoapologizeforitstreatmentofNativepeopleinthechurchandtheIndianResidentialSchools1984

•ThefirstUCCApologyforthePolicyofAssimilation1986 and the “joyfully received” but “notaccepted” responseofAboriginal people to theapology.

•The establishment of the Native MinistriesConsortium1986

•TheFrancisSandyTheologicalCentreestablishedin1987

•AllNativeCircleConference–thefirstallAboriginalconferenceestablishedin1988

•TheestablishmentofBCNativeMinistriesin1988.

•The establishment of the Non-aligned NativeMinistries of ON and QC (now ON/QC NativeMinistries)in1988.

•Rev.StanMcKayJr.,thefirstAboriginalModeratorof the UCC 1992

•TheHealingFund1994–2014 •The second UCC apology for Indian Residential

Schools1998 •Rev. Laverne Jacobs, First program minister,

AboriginalMinistriesLaverneJacobs2002 •AboriginalMinistriesCouncilistheumbrellagroup

for Aboriginal ministries across Canada established in 2010 served by their staff the AboriginalMinistriesCircle.

•The new UCC crest with the four colours ofAboriginalpeopleandtheMohawkphrase“AkweNia’Tetewá:neren”,whichmeans“Allmyrelations”andthecorrectedinclusionofIndigenousministryin the Introduction sectionof theBasis ofUniondocumentatGeneralCouncil41,August2012

New four directions colours and Mohawk inscription AKWE NIA’TETEWÁ:NEREN translated “All Our Relations”

Rev. Dr. Jessie Saulteaux and Mr. Francis Sandy

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Aboriginal Ministries In The United Church of Canada: Current Structure

Please feelfree to contact each of these aspects of theA b o r i g i n a l ministries of the United Church of Canada.Living intoright relations means building h e a l t h y c o n n e c t i o n s with one a n o t h e r .We are in a r e l a t i on sh ipthat will neverend and Jesus Christ

our peacemaker has called us to the ministryof reconciliation. The Truth and ReconciliationCommission has noted that the truth side has been toldbutnowthedifficultworkofreconciliationmustbegin.

Aboriginal Ministries CouncilAboriginalMinistries Council (AMC) is composed ofrepresentativesfromAboriginalconstituenciesacrossThe United Church of Canada and representativesfromFrench,interculturalministries,andInuit/Métis.Itmeetstwiceayeartodealwithmattersofleadership,community, congregational development, healingandrealproperty.AMCworksandmeetsannuallywiththeCommitteeonIndigenousJusticeandResidentialSchools.SixAMCmembers,includingthechair,serveontheExecutiveoftheGeneralCouncil.

AMCreceivesdirectionfromAboriginalcommunitiesoffaiththroughthetriennialNationalAboriginalSpiritualGathering. The NASG gathers two representativesfrom each Aboriginal community of faith and outreach ministrytodiscernmattersofministryandspirituality.Contact:RayJones,Chair,niisnoolh@gmail.com

Aboriginal Ministries CircleThe Aboriginal Ministries Circle is the staff unit ofAboriginal Ministries Council at General CouncilOfficethatworksinfullpartnershipwiththerestofthechurch.Itiscomposedofanexecutiveminister,healingprogramscoordinator,youthleadershipdevelopment

coordinator, two community capacity developmentcoordinators,andprogramandadministrativesupport.

Contact: Rev. Maggie McLeod, Executive Minister,mmcleod@united-church.ca

All Native Circle Conference

The General Council in 1988 established All NativeCircleConference.ANCCistheonlynon-geographicConference with four presbyteries (All Tribes,Plains, Keewatin, and Great Lakes Waterways) and40 communities of faith, four of which are outreachministries,fromAlbertatoQuebec.ConferenceofficeisinWinnipeg,MB.

ANCCadherestothepolicyandpolityoftheUnitedChurchandusesthecirclegovernance—theconsensusmodel—foritsdecision-making.TheConferencehas:an Executive of 13; two Leading Elders (one maleandonefemale),whoareequivalenttoPresidentsinotherConferences;theSpeaker(ExecutiveSecretary);andonestaffforeachoftheCouncilonLearningandtheCouncilonSharing.TheCouncilonHealingandRespectandYouthCouncil’sresponsibilitiesaresharedbytheSpeakerandprogramstaff.TheCouncilsmeetinthespringandfall,asawholeeveryotheryear,andevery threeyearsduringGrandCouncil (Conferencemeeting.)

Contact: Lorna Standingready, Leading Elder (west),lstandin@sasktel.netRev.PhilSchuyler,LeadingElder(east); Cheryl Jourdain, Speaker, cjourdain@ancc.united-church.ca

British Columbia NativeMinistries Council British Columbia Native Ministries Council (BC NM)emergedfromwhatwasknownastheCoastRegionalGroup.Itsgoalsaretoincreasethenumberofordained

SSSC student Ken Keno and BC Gitxsan Elder Ray Jones

SSSC student Deb Anderson Pratt and Keeper of the Circle Adrian Jacobs

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Aboriginalministers,supportandencouragethevisionofAboriginalministrywithinthecontextofcommunity,andstrengthenAboriginalawarenessandknowledgeofchurchstructure,enablingfullparticipationinmakingdecisions,sharingresponsibilities,andcontributingtochurchgrowth.

In 1988, BC NM chose to concentrate on thedevelopment of local congregations to strengthenthemtoserve inpartnershipswithallsisterchurcheswithin BC Conference, rather than become part ofANCC.

Contact:RayJones,CouncilMember,niisnoolh@gmail.com

Native Ministries ConsortiumThe British Columbia NativeMinistries Consortiumwas established in 1986and is under the direction and support of Aboriginalcommunities.Thisconsortiumof Anglican and United Church organizations developsand delivers a community-based theological education program for Aboriginal layand ordained ministers. Theprogram permits Aboriginal

churchleaderstolive,work,study,andlearnintheirculturalenvironment.

Contact:MaryFontaine,Chair,hummingbirdministries.wordpress.com

Ontario and Quebec Native Ministries OntarioandQuebecNativeMinistries(ON&QCNM)ismadeupof two representatives fromeachof theten Aboriginal communities of faith and one outreach ministryinthefollowingConferences:BayofQuinte,Hamilton,Toronto,London,andMontreal&Ottawa.Itgatherstwiceayear.Theroleoftherepresentativesofthesecommunitiesoffaithistolinktheircommunitiestothewiderchurch.

In2014,theON&QCNMestablishedthefollowingvision statement: “The vision of the Ontario andQuebec Native Ministries will give voice to All OurRelations and share our understanding and love ofCreatorGod.”

Contact:GeorgeandWandaMontour,wjmontour@gmail.com

Native Peoples Retreat

The ON & QC NM work collaboratively with otherAboriginal constituencies, such as ANCC, on theNative Peoples Retreat (NPR) planning committee.The NPR is an annual event that has 50-plus yearsof history within Aboriginal communities of faith in OntarioandQuebec.Thisgatheringholdsspace forfellowship, spiritualnurture,Bible study,celebration,childrenandyouthministry,andworship.

Contact:RhondaJohns,NationsUniting,nations.uniting@gmail.com

Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual CentreSandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre (SSSC) is anAboriginal theological andministry trainingprogramof theUnitedChurch. ItpreparesAboriginalpeoplefor lay and ordered ministry by affirming a style of leadership appropriate to Aboriginal culture andchurchexperience.Itdevelopsandtestscurriculaandmodelstoupholdthisstyleoflearning.

Ministrystudentsattendeightlearningcirclesannuallyandarealsoinvolvedinpresbytery,Conference,anddenominational work for an additional credit eachyear.Studentsareplacedinchurch-andConference-recognized ministry contexts for community-basedlearningapplyingthelessonsfromlearningcircles.

Sign at entrance to SSSC 37 acre property

“We have our own way of doing things!” Alberta Billy “I hope that in the Comprehensive Review process that we don’t get colonized all over again!” Stan McKayThereisaneedforseveralthingsthatarisefromthefundamentalculturaldistinctionofIndigenouspeoplein Canada such as:

•A switch in terminology from Aboriginal toIndigenous. There is a strong Indigenous publicresistancetothetermAboriginal.Nowwouldbea

Living Into Right Relations In Respect To LandWeareverygratefultoZionUnitedChurchinRegina,SK that in the sale of their church building theygave Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre $40,000 andPlainsPresbyteryoftheAllNativeCircleConference$100,000.ThisisanexampleoflivingouttheapologytheUnitedChurchissuedin1988and1994.TheUCCwas part of the colonization of Indigenous peopleinCanada, especially through the IndianResidentialSchoolsystemandbuilttheschoolsandchurchesontraditionalFirstNationslands.

80%ofAboriginalChurchesareNationalproperties.TheChurchis lookingtofixupthesepropertiesandturn them over to the Native communities. AMC’scommunitycapacitydevelopmentstaffareattemptingtobuildcapacityforthistransfer.This isahugetaskrequiring a lot of education and skill training. The

exampleofZionUnitedChurchinRegina,ABingivinga large portion of the proceeds from their churchproperty sale to Indigenous ministry could serve asaninspirationalstoryforotherstodolikewise.Fundswould then go to building capacity to overcomedependency and intergenerational trauma in thedevelopment of the IndigenousUCC. SaskatchewanConferencehasbeentalkingaboutgivingoilrevenuestoIndigenousministry.

ThefutureofIndigenousministryintheUnitedChurchcanbepartlyinsuredbysimilarlygraciousactsofgivingas an act of reparation. Sandy-Saulteaux SpiritualCentrewouldliketobuildanEndowmentFundforaChairinIndigenousStudies.Largecontributionswouldthen yieldoperations funds for the coreprogramofourministrytraining.

Successfulcompletionofthefive-yearprogramfulfillsthe testamur requirements of theUnitedChurch fororderedandlayministryasdeterminedbypresbyteryandConference.

SSSCprovides cross-cultural and spiritual awarenessfor the larger community through its educational activitiesonitspeaceful,37-acreretreatfacilitiesalongthe BrokenHead River inManitoba. Staff brings an

awarenessofAboriginalhistory, culture, andcurrentissuesineducationaloutreachestoschools,churches,communitygroupsandConferenceslocallyandacrossthecountry.

Contact:AdrianJacobs,KeeperoftheCircle,Adrian@sandysaulteaux.ca

Contact:RhondaJohns,NationsUniting,nations.uniting@gmail.com

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Our Elders Have Spoken

A recounting of the words and efforts of our elders (Stan McKay, Alberta Billy,

Dr. Jessie Saulteaux, etc.)

•Photosandquotes

•TheCovenant

•Theapologiesandtheneedforreparations

•LivingintorightrelationsandtheIndigenousJusticeandResidentialSchoolsCommittee

goodtimetoexpresstheongoingdevelopmentofIndigenousministryintheUCCbyusingthetermIndigenous,as in“IndigenousMinistriesNationalCouncil.”

•IndigenousTestamur–theIndigenouscommunityand training specialists should determine thetraining program for ordered ministry in theIndigenousUCC

•Indigenous Competencies for Ministry – theIndigenous communities of faith and trainingspecialistsshoulddeterminewhattheIndigenouscompetenciesforministryare

•There is a need for a National IndigenousAssessment Council (with core members froman Indigenous Ministries National Council andregional representative for students in uniqueIndigenousregions)

•Consensus and circle/council decision making isendemictoIndigenousgovernanceandshouldbearticulatedinanIndigenousUCCauthoredmanual

•All Indigenous UCC community of faith bodiesshould work together in s national Indigenousministry training system

•Buildingourcapacityneedstobedoneour

R IndigenousgraduatesfromDJSRCandFSTCandSSSC–66

R Indigenousministryfocusedschoolandcurriculum

R Indigenous/Indigenous-sensitiveresourcepeople

R Indigenouselderincircle

R Indigenous/Indigenous-sensitive VisionKeepers/SupportCircle

R Indigenous/Indigenous-sensitiveKeeperoftheLearningCircle

R Indigenouscommunity-basedlearning

R Indigenouschurchnationalcouncil

•Indigenouscommunityoffaithsupport

•Indigenous Council on Learning to support andoverseeIndigenousministrytraining

•Indigenous/Indigenous-sensitive PersonnelMinister

R Acknowledgement that Indigenous studentsareoftenleadministrypersonnelearlyonintheir training

A few importantquestionsneed tobe answeredbytheIndigenouscommunitylike:

•HowdowenotputbarriersinthewayofIndigenousministry students after dismantling them for the past45years?

•How canwe ensurewe don’t place a stumblingblock in front of our students like a RegionalAssessmentBoardthatisignorantorinsensitivetoIndigenouscultureandreality?

•How do we make room for Indigenous ministrycollegiality and understanding in the midst of the proposedCollegeofMinisters?

2 pm Saturday September 26, 2015

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Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre29 Dugard Road, Beausejour, MB

Notice of Annual General Meeting forSandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre

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“What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with our God.” Micah 6:8 by Norah McMurtry

Over the past five years, Canadians have beencalledtolistentowrenching,horrifictestimoniesfromsurvivorsofResidentialSchoolsthroughtheeventsorganizedbytheTruthandReconciliationCommission. Church members have beenencouragedbyourleaderstoparticipateinthesehearings by bearing witness to the stories of Indigenouspeoplesandtotakethatexperiencebacktotheircommunities.

We have learned that the residential schoolissues are really the tip of the iceberg - thatthe oppression and racism towards Indigenouspeoples began hundreds of years ago whencolonists from Europe arrived in this land andbelieved they had the right to claim it forthemselves. The oppression and dispossessiondeepenedassettlersarrivedandweregivenrightsto landnot theirownandasgovernmentswereformed that created laws foreign to the land they occupied with ideas about land ownership andusethatwereforeigntothefirstpeoplesofthatland.TheSettlergovernmentsmade treatywiththeindigenouspeoples-treatiesthatwereaboutsharing land and culture and creating bridges of friendship between cultures and governancebodies.Thosetreatiesarestillinplacetodaybutthe settler nation has neglected and deliberately ignoredtheintentandmeaningofthosetreaties.Ifwearealltreatypeoplewhatisthecalltousaschurchestoliveouttreatyrelations?

ThechurchhasapologizedtoIndigenouspeoples,ithascreatedstudyprograms,ithasparticipatedintheTRCprocess,ithassupportedFirstNationorganizationswithinthelargerchurch,ithasmadecommitmentsofsupportinthefaceofdwindlingfinances. But how have we taken relations withindigenous peoples and our commitments astreatypeople toheart? In the recentprocessesaround a comprehensive review, how have wetaken seriously our treaty promises? How havewe incorporated Indigenousknowledge intothewaywemakedecisions–inthewayweconductthebusinessofthechurch?Howdoourdecisionsreflectacommitmenttorepairtheharmdone–torestitution?

We are called to enact our promises and ourdesireforajustsociety.Wemustaccountforthehistoricalandpresent-day injustices thatare theresultofcolonization.Wemustbewillingtotellthetruthabouthowourchurches,havebenefitedfrom colonization.Non-indigenous peoplemustbewillingtoexamineandtellthetruthaboutourprivilegeandhowwecontinuetobenefitfromtheinjusticedonetoIndigenouspeoplesinthisland.Wemustnamethesetruthspubliclyusingamodellike the TRC for public witness and empatheticlistening. Justice Murray Sinclair has called onthechurchestowelcome-tonotstandinthewayof-Indigenousspiritualteachingsandceremony.Theyarethewaytohealingforhispeople.

As our church contemplates significant changesat itsConferencegatheringsandat theGeneralCouncilmeetingthissummer,itwillbeimportantthat the way we do our business together and the decisionswemake reflect our understandingofbeingatreatypeople.

AllmyRelations.

NorahMcMurtry

Partnership with Centre for Christian StudiesStaff and CentralCouncil members of the Centre for Christian Studiesvisited theSandy SaulteauxSpiritual CentreonSaturday,April

18,2015forajointmeetingbetweenmembersofourrespectivestaffandgovernancebodies.Ourgoalwastolisten,learn,anddeepenthegrowingpartnershipbetweenourtwoschools.

Adrian Jacobs showed us the bundle bringingtogether the spirit and traditions of the FrancisSandy Theological Centre and the Dr. JessieSaulteaux Resource Centre. He spoke of thestrong intent to form asinglenewschool,wherethe educational model and process reflectedIndigenousculture. Itwasadecisionthatarosefrom two communities who had engaged in dialogue and decided to act together in a good way.

Inasimilarway,theCentreforChristianStudieswas a coming together of schools from different denominational streams under a single roof and a singlename.Therewasastrongdesiretoformaschoolwheretheeducationalmodelandprocessreflecteddiaconalvaluesofjusticeandliberationfromafeministperspective.Thedecisioncameoutofasharedhistoryofthedeaconessmovement.

Werecognizedthatourtwoschoolsoffercoursesofstudythatarenationalanddistinctiveinscopeandprocess.LiketheSSSC,CCSbelievesthatlearning

incirclealongwithsustainedaccompanimentandfeedback from facultymembers,other students,andcommunityleadersareessentialcomponentsof discernment, formation, and assessment forministry.WesharetheconcernandthehopethatTheUnitedChurchofCanadawillimplementanyshift to a competency-basedapproach in awaythathonourstheuniqueapproachofeachofourschoolsandcontinuesinrespectfulconversationwiththosewhoaredirectlyaffected.

In the week following the joint meeting of ourCentral Council with staff, elders and boardmembersfromSandy-Saulteaux,staffandstudentsin thePastoralCareLearningCircleparticipatedinathreedayevent,“WeAreAllTreatyPeople.”We reflectedon theworkof reconciliation fromIndigenous and settler perspectives, with MarkMacDonald, the National Indigenous AnglicanBishop,andSteveHeinrichs,DirectorofIndigenousRelationsoftheMennoniteChurchCanada.Wevisited theCanadianMuseumofHumanRights.AndwespentadayinBeausejour,learningfromandwithIndigenousstudentsforministry.

We give thanks for the growing partnershipbetweenSandy-SaulteauxandCCSthatisbeingbuilt at the level of our governing bodies, ourstudent bodies, our place within the Circle ofTheologicalSchools,andourrelationshipwiththewiderchurch.

Withrespectandgratitude,

MaylanneMaybee,Principal.

Five Generations At GraduationOneofour2015graduatesConnieLouiseBuddhadfivegenerationsofherfamilycelebratewithher.Connie’smotherFrancesQueskekapow,78,isalsoleadingelderatKeenanowUnitedChurchinNorwayHouse,MB.Sheisstillveryactiveinthecommunityandsitsinseveralcommittees.Connieistheoldestof10siblings,awidow,motherof4,grandmotherof21andagreatgrandmotherof7andanotheroneontheway!Alsopicturedabove

isConnie’sfirstborn,LenoraFrancesBudd-Clarke,a mother of 6 and grandmother of 4. Connie’sfirstgranddaughterJessicaLenaLouiseBuddisLenora’sfirstdaughter,amotherof2withanotheroneontheway,aGrade12graduatein2010,inhersecondyearofCollegePrepandgoingintoNursing.SeatedonConnie’smother’s lap ishergreat granddaughter, precious little 4 year oldBrea(Bean)SilverSkyeBudd-Muswagon

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(Jessica’sDaughter).BeanishowConnie’sgreatgranddaughter introduces herself and the family hascometorespectthat.

HerearesomespecialwordsfromConnie:

“I thank God for all his blessings on me...with God anything is possible. He will put people in our lives to help us, so thank you all for all the support and encouragement especially the staff

at Sandy Saulteaux Spiritual Centre. When I started the training the school was called Dr. Jessie Saulteaux Resource Centre but we all survived through the changes and all the new friendships that came with almagamating with Francis Sandy Theological School. What an adventure? I have learned so much in these 5 years and my faith has grown so strong because I can see what God is doing in my life as I went through this training.

I have come to appreciate all creation and have deep understanding of the connection we have to every living creation in this universe - “All My Relations.” I know now what that means, not just people but every created thing. We’ve had so many wise elders come to teach us like Andrew Wesley from Fort Albany Cree Nation and Toronto, Stan McKay from Fisher River Cree Nation, and many others that have shared their knowledge with us and many Resource People with their wise teachings.

I thank the Staff, new old, but especially the kitchen staff who become our friends. We all became friends and a family at SSSC. It was a

home away from home. It is a very spiritual and peacefully place. It is truly God’s Sanctuary.”

These five generations at Connie’s graduationmadethecelebrationveryspecialandcompleteforher.ConnieandallofusatSandy-SaulteauxSpiritual Centre wish to thank you for all yourprayersandfinancialsupportthatmakegraduationofministrystudentsforthechurchpossible.

Ceremony Of Celebration 2015Saturday,April18,2015dawnedabeautifulsunnydayandprovidedaperfectsettingfortheCelebrationCeremonies for the 2015Graduates: Connie Budd fromNorway House First Nation andSharon McKay from Berens RiverFirst Nation. The new graduateswere joinedby family, friendsanddignitaries as they received theirCertificates of Testamur from the United Church of Canada recognizingthecompletionoftheir

Standing: Jessica Lena Louise Budd, Lenora Francis Budd-Clarke, Connie Louise Budd Seated: Frances Queskekapow, Brea (Bean) Silver Sky Budd-Muswagon

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Front Left to Right: Honoured Elders: Rev. Dr. Bernice Saulteaux, Rev. Dr. Grafton Antone;Graduates Connie Budd, Sharon McKay; Future Students: Katherine and Coryna

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Learning Circles OCTOBER 19TH - 23RD

Week1 HS1 IntroductiontoHebrewScriptures AdrianJacob

OCTOBER 26TH - 30TH

Week2 BS5 InenimowinCircle InenimowinTeam

fiveyearprograminTheologicalEducation.StolesweregivenbytheSSSCasgiftsastheystartthenextpartoftheirjourney.ConnieBuddisservingas the Minister at North End Stella OutreachMinistryinWinnipeg.ShewillbecommissionedasDiaconalMinisterat theGrandCouncilMeetingatWalpoleIslandinearlyJune.SharonMcKayisseekingaplacementbeforesheisrecognizedasaDiaconalMinisterataCommissioningService.

Rev.Dr.BerniceSaulteauxandRev.Dr.GraftonAntone as the Honoured Elders were awardedSSSCMedallionsinrecognitionoftheworktheyhave done and continue to do at the Centre.BerniceSaulteaux,whoisagraduateoftheDr.JesseCentre,currentlyservesatCarrytheKettlein Saskatchewan. She held the position of the

KeeperoftheLearningCircleduringthetransitionperiodof theamalgamationof the twoschools.She has joined the circle many times as ElderandcontinuestoworkinmanypostionsinPlainsPresbytery and Conference. Grafton Antone isan Elder at theChurch inOneida,ON.Graftonheldmanypositionsandwasvery involvedwiththe Francis Sandy Theological School prior tothe amalgamation with the DrJTS. Since theamalgamation he has served as Chair of theKeepersoftheVisionBoardforSSSC.

FollowingtheServiceofCelebration, ledbythecurrent students at Sandy Saulteaux SpiritualCentre, people joined the Graduates andHonouredEldersandtheirfamiliesforafeast.

?Questions To Readers •ShouldTheUnitedChurchofCanadacontinuetoimposeitsculturalnormsthroughthe

policyofassimilationonAboriginalUnitedChurches?Ifnot,whatwouldanon-colonialrelationshipbetweentheUCCandAboriginalministrieslooklike?

•How can TheUnitedChurch ofCanadabe a church committed to reparations in itseffortstopursuereconciliation?

•Sincewearealltreatypeoplehowwill I/mycommunityoffaithliveoutmy/ourtreatyresponsibilities?

•Howcanweget to know the storyof our localAboriginal community, churches andministries?

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