Saturday of the Second Week of Advent
All people should have the opportunity to heal—physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Generational trauma is carried in bodies and collective memory, which both impact our ways of being and interacting in this world.
How does the lingering trauma from the residential schools continue to plague the lives of both Indigenous peoples and Settlers?
How would centering, funding, and prioritizing the healing of Indigenous peoples be liberatory for all?
-Meditation by Indigenous Solidarity Collective Member Scott Pyzik.
The 2022 Advent Calendar is a project of CTA's Indigenous Solidarity Collective, a working group that addresses the Catholic Church's historical and current role in colonialization. To support more projects from working groups like this one, please consider making a contribution!
Call To Action's 2022 Advent Calendar, planned and written by the Indigenous Solidarity Collective, provides 27 days of prayer and study to lead into action and solidarity with Indigenous communities. Here is today's meditation.
Call to Action: 20-21
Health
“20. In order to address the jurisdictional disputes concerning Aboriginal people who do not reside on reserves, we call upon the federal government to recognize, respect, and address the distinct health needs of the Métis, Inuit, and off-reserve Aboriginal peoples.
21. We call upon the federal government to provide sustainable funding for existing and new Aboriginal healing centres to address the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual harms caused by residential schools, and to ensure that the funding of healing centres in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories is a priority.”
December 10th, 2022
Further Reading
The watercolor paintings featured on this calendar were created by Duane Yazzie, an artist of Hopi and Navajo ancestry. Yazzie creates artwork that reflects his Indigenous heritage and his childhood spent in the Southwest.
