Saturday of the Fourth Week of Advent
Many of us are not native to North America, yet we generally find ourselves with more rights, wealth, and security than the Indigenous populations of this land.
Let us remember that we are guests on this Earth and, for many of us, guests on the land we inhabit. May we work to advocate and institute policies that support the enfranchisement and uphold the life and dignity of Indigenous peoples, who were citizens and stewards of this land long before we were.
-Meditation by CTA Staffer and Indigenous Solidarity Collective Member Revalon Wesson.
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: 42
Justice
“42. We call upon the federal, provincial, and territorial governments to commit to the recognition and implementation of Aboriginal justice systems in a manner consistent with the Treaty and Aboriginal rights of Aboriginal peoples, the Constitution Act, 1982, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, endorsed by Canada in November 2012.”
December 24th, 2022
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.
