Saturday of the First Week of Advent
Indigenous education is born from the land, the language, and the people.
As we deepen our understanding of Indigenous culture and rights this Advent season, let us remember how sacred an education can be.
How does the Holy Spirit guide you in your learning?
Meditation by Indigenous Solidarity Collective Member Lauren Barbato
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: 9
Education
“We call upon the federal government to prepare and publish annual reports comparing funding for the education of First Nations children on and off reserves, as well as educational and income attainments of Aboriginal peoples in Canada compared with non- Aboriginal people.”
December 3rd, 2022
Organizations to know and follow
Urban Native Youth Association, a Canadian organization, provides educational programs and health and housing services for Indigenous youth.
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society provides education initiatives, public policy campaigns, and quality resources to support First Nations youth and their families.
Center for Native American Youth is an advocacy and research group that strives to improve the health, safety, and overall well-being of Native American youth.
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.
