In many Canadian churches today, it is common to hear a land acknowledgment at the start of a service. It’s a way to recognize the First Nations who occupied the land.
The government of Suriname has scrapped plans to allow Colony Mennonites from Bolivia and other countries to purchase about 74,000 acres of land. Indigenous politicians and conservation groups criticized the arrangement on climate and transparency grounds.
With Community Peacemaker Teams, I joined Apache Stronghold’s 10th annual prayer run and march for Oak Flat, a sacred site in Arizona.
The first memorial signage of the Bodéwadmi-Myaamia (Potawatomi-Miami) Trail was unveiled Sept. 29 at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Ind.