Ep 34 - Listening first: how non-Indigenous Christians can engage with the TRC (part 1)

<p><strong>How should non-Indigenous Christians engage in Truth and Reconciliation? What does it really mean to “love your neighbour” on Turtle Island?</strong></p><p>In this special live panel episode of <em>Undercurrents</em>, recorded at Westside Church in Burlington in partnership with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), we explore what it means for non-Indigenous Christians to become neighbours worth knowing.</p><p>Featuring reflections from Karen Ward, Dr. Samuel Sarpiya and Doug McLachlin, three people with different starting points and paths on this life-long journey, this conversation moves beyond good intentions to honest reflection.<br><em>MCC Ontario is committed to TRC Call to Action 60 which calls on churches and church organizations to respect Indigenous spiritualities in their own right.</em><br> </p><p>D<a href="https://mcc.org/media/document/150170" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">ownload the transcription here.<br></a><a href="https://mcc.org/media/document/150167">Download the discussion guide here.</a><br></p><p><em>Listen and subscribe at </em><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/undercurrents/id1491683589">⁠<em>Apple Podcasts</em>⁠</a><em>, </em><a href="https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/undercurrents/">⁠<em>Spotify</em>⁠</a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6wlCrxzJZVOy_M0SLZiXCBZ7Lml4XUea">⁠<em>Youtube </em>⁠</a><em>or wherever you listen to podcasts!</em><br><strong>Continue your learning:</strong><br><a href="https://mcc.org/events/pow-wows-101?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ON_In_Touch_March_2026&utm_content=ON_In_Touch_March_2026+Preview+CID_c89feaa2749953a7e02c91138e1b42da&utm_source=CM&utm_term=Learn%20more">Pow Wows 101, an introductory event from MCC&#39;s Indigenous Neighbours team</a><br>“Becoming Kin” by Patty Krawec <a href="https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506478258/Becoming-Kin%0b%0b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506478258/Becoming-Kin</a><br>“Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God” by Kaitlin Curtice<br><a href="https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/native-identity-belonging-and-rediscovering-god/9781587434310.html?searchType=products&searchTerm=native%20rediscovering%20god" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/native-identity-belonging-and-rediscovering-god/9781587434310.html?searchType=products&amp;searchTerm=native%20rediscovering%20god</a></p><p>“21 Things you may not know a