Aboriginal Council of Winnipeg
The Aboriginal Council of Winnipeg is pleased to provide ongoing support to the initiative now widely know as Circles for Reconciliation! I know the beginnings were humble and you took…
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
"Circles for Reconciliation is an important effort to address decolonization and reconciliation. I applaud and support this carefully thought-out initiative.” Ry Moran Past Director, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation,…
City of Winnipeg
Reconciliation is about resilience. It’s also about honoring the truth and reconciling for the future, and I was very pleased to declare 2016 as the Year of Reconciliation for Winnipeg. It…
Province of Manitoba
“The reconciliation process has exposed the wrongs of the past, and has illuminated the opportunities for the future. The active participation of Indigenous Manitobans in our economy is a pathway…
Guiding Principles for Gatherings
The Seven Sacred Teachings of the Anishinaabe *LOVE: it is important to care for one another
HONESTY: better to fail with honesty than succeed by fraud
RESPECT: give it, earn it, receive it
TRUTH:…
Getting To Know You (In-Person Circle)
In this first gathering we want to establish a climate of “mutual recognition and mutual respect” to use the words of the Truth and Reconciliation Report. No matter what your…
Honouring the Sacred Ones
We have planted a beautiful circle of flowers to remember the many children who have lost their lives at residential schools. Circles held a gathering of staff and volunteers with......…
Canadian History Uncovered
On May 30th, 2021, many Canadians woke up to a new reality for them. The Canada they knew had changed. What happened was the horrendous discovery of 215 unmarked graves…
Announcing #94in94
In response to the recent discoveries in Kamloops and Brandon, Reconciliation Thunder and Circles for Reconciliation are launching an awareness campaign to help center conversations on the Truth and Reconciliation…
The Meaning of Land
"Why do Indigenous people stay on reserves when there is often water that has to be boiled, mold in the houses, few educational opportunities and no jobs? For the sake…