Viewpoint with Rev. Natasha Pearen
This article was published in Amherst News as an invitation to participate in a KBE at Trinity-St. Stephen’s United Church on Oct. 5. A reflection by Rev. Natasha Pearen. Have…
Blanket exercise taking steps toward reconciliation
The KAIROS Blanket Exercise was held at Lakehead University to help guide Indigenous and non-Indigenous people through a shared history and continue toward reconciliation. Students and faculty at Lakehead University…
Blanket Exercise bridges the Indigenous, non-Indigenous gap
A couple of weeks ago, on an overcast Sunday afternoon, some 35 non-Indigenous friends and strangers gathered in the basement of Hudson’s Wyman Memorial United Church to take part in an activity…
Indigenous still waiting for vows to turn into action
Chrystal Désilets likes to remain hopeful when she hears promises flow from the mouths of would-be MPs on the campaign trail. But too often, particularly surrounding Indigenous issues, it becomes…
Cariboo region hosts eight Blanket Exercises in eight months
The Cariboo Region is pleased to have hosted eight KAIROS Blanket Exercise sessions for provincial government staff in Williams Lake, Quesnel and 100 Mile House over the past eight months.…
Town of Okotoks to acknowledge traditional territories
The acknowledgement of Treaty 7 peoples comes from reconciliation recommendations made after the Town participated in a KAIROS Blanket Ceremony on June 27.
Blanket Exercise boosts staff awareness about colonization effects on Indigenous patients
It moves some to tears. Others are shocked, yet hopeful. Anger, guilt and shame can also come with the heightened awareness hospital staff members have after taking part in the…
Reflexión: Loque significa caminar en tierra robada; una reflexión sobre el ejercicio de mantas de KAIROS
Como hija de inmigrantes nicaragüenses, no soy ajena a las historias de dictaduras respaldadas por los Estados Unidos y tampoco sus masacres. Las historias contadas durante el ejercicio de mantas…
Spirited Reflection: What it means to walk on stolen land
The Guatemalan KAIROS Blanket Exercise (adapted from the Canadian version) was recently held in Toronto. Two others have commented on the impact of the exercise— one as a settler, one…
Spirited Reflection: Imagine
At a recent KAIROS Blanket Exercise (KBE), the facilitator commented that he often wonders what Canada would look like today if, instead of having forced Indigenous communities to adapt to…