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Eastern Synod Ministry Areas making connections with Indigenous Peoples. MAPS below.
Greetings matter. In the Church we often pay respect to God and each other with forma in the words "The Lord be With You" or even "Peace" or "Peace be with you" These are acknowledgements of respect and prayers of blessing. See 2012 "Feeding the Soul"
As we grow in Right Relationship with our neighbours who are from Nations on the land before Europeans, we will want to greet them respectfully too. However, there is no single perfect protocol forma to acknowledge the people (or gifts of Creator) in the "traditional territory" or "treaty territory" that Church meetings may be happening on.
Instead of learning varying protocols, Lutherans are invited to enter into relationship to discover how local people would like to be greeted in a way that is respectful to them and to Creator.
To help you connect with Indigenous Neighbours ...
below are orange lettered hyperlinks to web-based maps
showing congregations and First Nations in Ministry Areas.
When you click on a First Nations Community their
website and phone number may appear to help you call.
As Bishop Mark MacDonald has pointed out, when many Indigenous Peoples are talking about land they are doing theology, refering to the Sacred. This helps us understand that "Acknowledging Territory" isn't about articulating ownership, or being precise in an archeological sense as some might prefer, rather, it's really about being respectful.
"Greeting" from the midst of a Right Relationship helps makes an "Acknowledgement" respectful, and perhaps even a shared blessing.
The TRC and the Assembly of First Nations (June 7, 2014) recommended this map and contact list to the Eastern Synod
I will gladly make corrections and I am happy to provide tutorials on using the maps.
-ELCIC British Columbia Synod and nearby First Nations with Residential Schools, including: Greater Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Southern Interior, Lower Fraser Valley, North West, Peace River,
-ELCIC Alberta and the Territories Synod and nearby First Nations with Residential Schools
-ELCIC Saskatchewan Synod and nearby First Nations with Residential Schools
-ELCIC Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Synod and nearby First Nations with Schools
-ELCIC Eastern Synod Entire Map of Synod Territory OR SCROLL through Each Ministry Area with acknowledgement text in Orange Below
Eastern Synod divided into Ministry Areas noting some Indigenous Contacts in Each Area
Below - this image is of First Nations communities near our congregations and can be access by clicking the ORANGE lettering.
"I also want to honour the Mi’kmaw people whose traditional homeland this is, and thank them, as the original stewards of this land. "Commissioner Wilson in Halifax.
"Originating around the 1680's the Wabanaki Confederacy became one of the largest confederations in North America. There were at least (48) Algonquin speaking Nations; united under the Confederation representing the Eastern Wabanaki, the Northern Wabanaki, and the Southern Wabanaki. It is recorded that the centrally located, permanent Wabanaki Confederacy meeting places among the Eastern Wabanaki were at Penobscot, Machias, Meductic, EkwPahak, Bear River, and Digby areas." From Wapanahkewiyik Mawiihkahticik: Wabanaki Confederacy of Nations by Alma Brooks, November 20, 2012.
"Rebuilding the Wabanaki Confederacy: Non-Indigenous participate in Confederacy Gathering for the first time in centuries. by Miles Howe September 3, 2012. Five Principal nations of the East are currently: Mik'maq, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, Abenaki, and Penobscot, but the Confederacy stretched into the United States and into Northern Ontario. The federal and provincial governments agree that no land was ceded.
2/17 Central Toronto Ministry Area
"Before I start, it is with a heart of thanks, and in a spirit of respect and solidarity that I would like to acknowledge that we are on the traditional territory of the Mississauga of New Credit First Nations people." Anthony Morgan addressing the Toronto Public School Board March 19, 2014 Article in MUSKRAT
The Anishinabek Nation traces its roots to the Confederacy of Three Fires that existed prior to European contact and to the 1949 founding of the Union of Ontario Indians. The Anishinabek Nation currently represents 42 First Nation communities of Odawa, Ojibway, Pottawatomi, Delaware, Chippewa, Algonquin, and Mississauga descent. From The Anishinabek Nation Economy - Our Economic Blueprint See Map p. 8.
The Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians (AIAI) is a non-profit organization which advocates for the political interests of eight member Nations in Ontario. It was established in 1969, which was an era in Canadian politics where integration and assimilation of First Nations was a matter of public policy. AIAI is unique among provincial territorial organizations in Canada, because it is an association of several different member Nations; the Oneida, the Mohawk, the Delaware, the Potawatomi and the Ojibway. Each of these Nations has different languages, cultural practises and territories, which span much of the province. However, at AIAI, they form an alliance on political lines to protect their collective Aboriginal and Treaty rights.
AIAI member Nations represent about 20,000 First Nations citizens from the following communities: the Batchewana First Nation of Ojibways, near Sault Ste. Marie; the Delaware Nation, near Chatham; the Caldwell First Nation, near Leamington; the Mississauga's of New Credit First Nation, near Hagarsville; Wahta Mohawks near Parry Sound; the Oneida Nation of the Thames, near London; the Hiawatha First Nation near Peterborough and Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, near Belleville.
Link to "KAIROS looks at shared, troubled history, The Intelligencer, Monday May 14, 2012.
On August 2nd, 1805, the Mississaugas and the British Crown signed Treaty 13-A, commonly referred to as the First Purchase. The Crown acquired a strip of land, from the Etobicoke Creek to Burlington Bay to a depth of six miles inland (marked today by modern Eglinton Avenue). Part of this became Toronto Township (now the City of Mississauga). From the Heritage Guide of Missisauga p. 18 See also The Sale of Toronto of 1787
http://dragonflycanada.ca/toronto-is-an-iroquois-word/
Aboriginal students’ sense of cultural identity is important to us. We work with the Anishnaabe Education and Training Circle, a group of 21 communities and organizations, to develop programs and services for First Nations, Métis and Inuit students. Our programs incorporate a blend of contemporary and traditional teaching methods, with Aboriginal cultural values and perspectives embedded into the curriculum.
7/17 Grand River Ministry Area
Wilfrid Laurier University takes an archaeological Approach
TRC Commissioners acknowledged "the Mohawk Nation, on whose traditional territory this historic gathering is taking place" from TRC Quebec National Event in Montreal.
"Welcome to the Kanien'keha:ka Territory and our ancestral village known as Tiohtia:ke - "Where the people split up". From the Welcome to the Territory Greeting of the TRC National Event held in Quebec." p. 3.
10/17 Nith Ministry Area
11/17 Northern Ministry Area
"Located on the site of the former Shingwauk Indian Residential School, Algoma University offers a unique and historically rich setting for a cross-cultural community where Anishinaabe (First Nations, Métis and Inuit), Canadian and international students and faculty learn from each other in a spirit of friendship and respect."
12/17 Ottawa Ministry Area
OPIRG-Ottawa recognizes that its office and operations in the Greater Ottawa area take place on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin territory. This means that the Algonquin peoples who have lived on this land since time immemorial never gave, sold, traded, or in other ways transferred ownership of their land to the European colonies that settled on this land. Additionally, there are currently no treaties that apply to this area of land that outline an agreement for the use of this land bysettlers.
"Annie Smith-St. Georges, an Algonquin elder, and her husband, Robert St.Georges, officially welcomed the members of Joint Assembly to Ottawa, which is in the territory of the Algonquin First Nation." From the Anglican-Lutheran Joint Assembly 2013
13/17 Ottawa Valley Ministry Area
14/17 Seaway Ministry Area
The Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians (AIAI) member Nations represent about 20,000 First Nations citizens from the following communities: the Batchewana First Nation of Ojibways, near Sault Ste. Marie; the Delaware Nation, near Chatham; the Caldwell First Nation, near Leamington; the Mississauga's of New Credit First Nation, near Hagarsville; Wahta Mohawks near Parry Sound; the Oneida Nation of the Thames, near London; the Hiawatha First Nation near Peterborough and Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, near Belleville.
15/17 Thames Ministry Area
"Western University is located in London in the heart of southwestern Ontario in close proximity to three vibrant local First Nations who have longstanding relationships with the land and place we now recognize as London, Ontario:1. Chippewas of the Thames First Nation (part of the Anishinaabe Nation)2. Oneida Nation of the Thames (part of the Haudenosaunee Six Nations)3. Munsee Delaware Nation (part of the Leni-Lunaape Nation)Historically, the Attawandaron (Neutral) peoples also once settled this region alongside the Algonquin and Haudenosaunee peoples, and used this land as their traditional beaver hunting grounds. Today a diverse and growing Aboriginal population live in London and the surrounding areas." from UWO Calendar 2014
Myeengun Henry is a teaching and healing elder who led ceremony at the KAIROS National Gathering in Waterloo in 2009.
16/17 The Bay Ministry Area
Since its inception, the Indigenous Studies Program (ISP) incorporates a very unique teaching structure of Indigenous knowledge which involves many Native peoples and Elders. This unique perspective assists all students from various cultures and background in learning about the history and lives of Aboriginal people within an Indigenous perspective. The faculty and staff who works within the Indigenous Studies Program are dedicated to educating Indigenous perspectives and issues, as well the success of our students.
17/17 Waterloo North Ministry Area Now called Two Rivers
Wilfrid Laurier University takes an archaeological Approach
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