Reconciliation Resources

Our neighbourhoods, church properties, and buildings are planted on lands governed by treaties, and we are called to explore pathways of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, settlers, and other communities — embracing land not as a commodity but as a sacred gift meant for communal flourishing.

A new solution to an old land problem

ARTICLE | Rick Hill’s question to author and community liaison John Diefenbacher-Krall sparked a bold idea: What if churches entered a spiritual covenant with Six Nations—acknowledging Indigenous land rights, offering symbolic lease payments, and returning land when decommissioned? It’s a tangible step toward justice, rooted in Haudenosaunee tradition and lived faith.

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