Monday of the Third Week of Advent
Part of our call as followers of Christ involves educating others in truth and against violence. To live out this call, we must include stories of all of our histories.
This call extends to the healthcare realm, where Indigenous peoples experience racism, discrimination, and a lack of empathetic resources. Medical and nursing students, to offer the best care possible to all people, should learn training across intercultural disciplines.
Let’s cultivate a spirituality that shows others the truth through these narratives, so we can prevent further atrocities.
-Meditation by Indigenous Solidarity Collective Member Tiffany Hunsinger.
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: 24
Health
“24. We call upon medical and nursing schools in Canada to require all students to take a course dealing with Aboriginal health issues, including the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, and Indigenous teachings and practices. This will require skills-based training in intercultural competency, conflict resolution, human rights, and anti-racism.”
December 12th, 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.
