The natural world is the larger sacred community to which we belong. To be alienated from this community is to become destitute in all that makes us human. To damage this community is to diminish our own existence.
Blanket Exercise
Susan said:“Hello everyone, Here are some photos from the Mississippi Mills All My Relations Blanket Exercise we did on April 6th. Mirelle told us that it was very painful for her to do the exercise with us and could tell that it was painful for us to participate in...
Indigenous Friendship Garden
Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to help create a space for a reconciliation garden at an Almonte church. This garden will provide a space for gardeners to grow indigenous plants and share wisdom about growing food and living sustainably. The space...
Talking Circle March 10
Mississippi Mills’ All My Relations group held its second Talking Circle on Saturday, March 10, with thanks to St Paul’s Anglican Church, for the use of their downstairs hall. The Talking Circle’s aim was to enhance cross-cultural awareness between...
Bear Fox – Songs and Stories
A reflection from Pam Steele... On Saturday, February 24, 2018, the Mississippi Mills All My Relations group hosted an Akwesasne Mohawk singer and story teller, Bear Fox. Bear, a nickname she’s had since childhood, led 20 children and 40 adults in traditional and...
Talking Circle Reflections
On January 27, 2018, MMAMR provided an opportunity for interested folk to gather and share their thoughts and experiences on the theme of renewing our friendships. Here are the reflections of three of the participants. The next opportunity to listen,...
Moving Towards Healing and Reconciliation: The Basics
Saturday January 13 was bitterly cold. But that did not deter a group of 33 people who gathered at Almonte United Church to learn more about our indigenous neighbours. Mississippi Mills All My Relations group had invited Irene Barbeau and Margaret LeMaire,...
Renewing Our Friendship
On August 19, we held a day-long learning and sharing event - Renewing Our Friendship: Reconciliation and the Birch Bark Canoe. The goal of the day was to learn together about how our Indigenous neighbours are moving forward, and how we can walk with them...
National Aboriginal Day at St. Paul’s Almonte
Learning about the Inuit
The newly formed All My Relations group at St. Paul’s hosted Trudy Metcalfe an Inuit woman from Ottawa who opened our eyes to many unknown truths about the history of the 60,000 Inuit people in our country and the challenges they are facing now. She also...