We long for diverse, thriving neighborhoods and churches, yet racial injustices persist. Why? Urban missiologist David Leong reveals the profound ways in which geographic structures and systems sustain the divisions among us and create barriers to reconciliation. For the flourishing of our communities, here is a vision of belonging and hope in our streets, cities, and churches.

What is the best way to achieve and sustain clarity of First Nations territorial jurisdiction in British Columbia (BC)? The question is critical to addressing the legal imperative of Indigenous-Crown reconciliation; that is, balancing the rights of Indigenous peoples with the interests of society as a whole through negotiation. Reconciliation requires dialog, and effective dialog is almost impossible amidst conflict concerning which Indigenous polities have legal authority to negotiate concerning specific territories. This dissertation argues that hybrid law - involving the harmonization of state and Indigenous legal systems - should be the basis of common understanding and legitimacy for determining which Indigenous polities have legal authority to negotiate concerning areas subject to "overlapping claims". Drawing upon the experiences of BC, New Zealand, and Australia, the study concludes that First Nations and the Crown in BC should work collaboratively to empower an independent Indigenous Territories Tribunal to oversee a program of regional inquiries across the province. Regional inquiries should involve: a) research, b) community hearings that empower Indigenous people to articulate their history and legal systems, c) assessments of the character and strength of claims, d) recommendations, and e) the development of Indigenous Jurisdiction Agreements that express complex Indigenous territorialities, hybrid law, and the Indigenous polities that have the legal authority to negotiate with the Crown concerning specific territories. Clarity of Indigenous territorial jurisdiction is a critical aspect of addressing the legal imperative of Indigenous-Crown reconciliation. This dissertation proposes a framework for achieving a geography of reconciliation: that is, an exhaustive map of BC that clearly communicates which First Nation polities have legal authority to negotiate where.

Jesus came to seek and to save the lost, paying particular attention to the downtrodden and the poor. As followers of Jesus, Christians are called to imitate his example and reach out to those who have the least. This book offers biblical guidelines and practical strategies for reaching those on the margins of our society with the gospel of Jesus Christ. The authors—both pastors with years of experience ministering among the poor—set forth helpful “dos” and “don’ts” related to serving in the midst of less-affluent communities. Emphasizing the priority of the gospel as well as the importance of addressing issues of social justice, this volume will help pastors and other church leaders mobilize their people to plant churches and make an impact in “hard places”—in their own communities and around the world.

Cybercartography in a Reconciliation Community: Engaging Intersecting Perspectives, Volume Eight gathers perspectives on issues related to reconciliation—primarily in a residential / boarding school context—and demonstrates the unifying power of Cybercartography by identifying intersections among different knowledge perspectives. Concerned with understanding approaches toward reconciliation and education, preference is given to reflexivity in research and knowledge dissemination. The positionality aspect of reflexivity is reflected in the chapter contributions concerning various aspects of cybercartographic atlas design and development research, and related activities. In this regard, the book offers theoretical and practical knowledge of collaborative transdisciplinary research through its reflexive assessment of the relationships, processes and knowledge involved in cybercartographic research. Using, most specifically, the Residential Schools Land Memory Mapping Project for context, Cybercartography in a Reconciliation Community provides a high speed tour through the project's innovative collaborative approach to mapping institutional material and volunteered geographic information. Exploring Cybercartography through the lens of this atlas project provides for a comprehensive understanding of both Cybercartography and transdisciplinary research, while informing the reader of education and reconciliation initiatives in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Italy. - Includes a variety of examples of reconciliation work, especially related to residential / boarding schools, and examines common themes in the issues discussed - Offers both conceptual and applied dimensions, and provides a good example of a reflexive approach to both research and knowledge dissemination - Addresses a modern application for Cybercartography that is of considerable societal importance - Provides historiographical accounts of atlas-making processes, multidisciplinary perspectives on research issues and conceptual explorations

"Pierre Hazan, in a brilliant and erudite book beautifully written, analyzes the fascinating account of the judicial and cultural revolution that started after the end of the Cold War."---Le Monde Diplomatique --

Reconciliation is one of the most significant contemporary challenges in the world today. In this innovative new volume, educational academics and practitioners across a range of cultural and political contexts examine the links between reconciliation and critical pedagogy, putting forward the notion that reconciliation projects should be regarded as public pedagogical interventions, with much to offer to wider theories of learning. While ideas about reconciliation are proliferating, few scholarly accounts have focused on its pedagogies. This book seeks to develop a generative theory that properly maps reconciliation processes and works out the pedagogical dimensions of new modes of narrating and listening, and effecting social change. The contributors build conceptual bridges between the scholarship of reconciliation studies and existing education and pedagogical literature, bringing together the concepts of reconciliation and pedagogy into a dialogical encounter and evaluating how each might be of mutual benefit to the other, theoretically and practically. This study covers a broad range of territory including ethnographic accounts of reconciliation efforts, practical implications of reconciliation matters for curricula and pedagogy in schools and universities and theoretical and philosophical considerations of reconciliation/pedagogy. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of peace and reconciliation studies, educational studies and international relations.

The story behind the Sinixt First Nation also known as the "Arrow Lakes Indians" of the West Kootenay. Includes historical photographs, illustrations, and maps throughout.