First Third Ministry Reconciliation Statement
First Third Ministry, as a ministry of The United Church of Canada, continues to walk the road of healing and truth telling. Our Territorial Acknowledgment is an important part of our Reconciliation work and represents our understanding of place, power and ways of knowing. Our Territorial Acknowledgment will continue to evolve as our Reconciliation journey continues.
First Third Ministry is a shared ministry of the Pacific Mountain and Chinook Winds Regional Councils.
Our offices in Burnaby, British Columbia are located on the traditional and unceded territories of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Sníchim speaking peoples. Our offices in Okotoks, Alberta are located on Treaty 7 territory, traditional territories of the Niitsítapi (Blackfoot), including the Siksiká, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations, the Îyethka Oyade (Stoney Nakoda), including the Bearspaw, Chiniki, Goodstoney First Nations, and the Tsuu’tina Nation. Our area is also a part of the Métis Nation of Alberta within Otipemisiswak, specifically the Battle River Territory.
The United Church of Canada has much to atone for and we recognize the church’s role in the colonial project and in particular the traumas inflicted upon children by the church’s ministries.
We give acknowledge the First Nations, Métis and Inuit whose footsteps, stewardship, relationships, and ways of the knowing the Sacred have marked these lands since time beyond the reach of memory at affirm our commitment to the principles and actions of Reconciliation.
First Third Ministry is a shared ministry of the Pacific Mountain and Chinook Winds Regional Councils.
Our offices in Burnaby, British Columbia are located on the traditional and unceded territories of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Sníchim speaking peoples. Our offices in Okotoks, Alberta are located on Treaty 7 territory, traditional territories of the Niitsítapi (Blackfoot), including the Siksiká, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations, the Îyethka Oyade (Stoney Nakoda), including the Bearspaw, Chiniki, Goodstoney First Nations, and the Tsuu’tina Nation. Our area is also a part of the Métis Nation of Alberta within Otipemisiswak, specifically the Battle River Territory.
The United Church of Canada has much to atone for and we recognize the church’s role in the colonial project and in particular the traumas inflicted upon children by the church’s ministries.
We give acknowledge the First Nations, Métis and Inuit whose footsteps, stewardship, relationships, and ways of the knowing the Sacred have marked these lands since time beyond the reach of memory at affirm our commitment to the principles and actions of Reconciliation.
