In September 2017, The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda partnered with Indigenous Pathways for the first Celebration of Culture, a sacred space where Indigenous and non-Indigenous followers of Jesus could gather to walk in good relations. As we prepare for the fifth Celebration of Culture this August, Captain Crystal Porter asked people from across the territory to share their experiences of the event.

A year has passed since the findings in Kamloops. The time for truth and reconciliation is now.

In season 3 of the Salvationist Podcast, host Brandon Laird spoke with Captain Crystal Porter, assistant territorial Indigenous ministries consultant and divisional youth secretary, Prairie Division, about her journey to reclaim her Indigenous identity, and how the craft of beading has connected her to the land and to her Indigenous community.

Creation is sacred and our vocation is to honour and protect that sacredness.

This past weekend, The Salvation Army partnered with Indigenous Pathways to host a Celebration of Culture: A Journey of Reconciliation at Pine Lake Camp in the Alberta and Northern Territories Division.