Sunday Free Community Class

Indigenous Ways of Knowing

With this class on Indigenous philosophy by Dr Leroy Little Bear, we begin exploring Indigenous ways of knowing that understand life as relational, alive, and always in motion. Rather than seeing ourselves as separate individuals moving through time, we look at how Indigenous identity arises through relationship with land, community, and the living world.

Stress, anxiety, and disconnection emerge when these relationships are disrupted. Through guided reflection and somatic awareness, you are invited to explore an Indigenous worldview discussed by Dr Leroy Little Bear in his recent talk from Science and Nonduality. You can watch the video here.

Patricia June Vickers, her brother Roy Henry Vickers, along with other indigenous elders, healers and activists from Esk’etemc, Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en territories reflect upon their lives as forcefully assimilated Canadians. The effects of intergenerational trauma echo through the voices of residential school survivors and their children as they heal from substance abuse, violence, and a profound disconnect from their culture.

Through connection to land, ancestral wisdom and ceremonial healing they transform darkness into forgiveness and inner reconciliation. A prayer beyond religion; these stories call one into a universal yearning for belonging and the sacredness of life.

Sundays beginning January 4