Organizing Committee
Catholics for Truth and Reconciliation developed as a Facebook group for Catholics across Canada who desire to engage in the work of truth and reconciliation with the Indigenous Peoples. From that, a handful of volunteers all are currently researching, maintaining the website, spearheading the fundraising campaign, and coordinating open communications with the charities, donors, the press, Indigenous individuals, and Catholic dioceses. We are also joined by countless fund advocates and advisors that are working hard behind the scenes to make this campaign successful.
Dianne Anderson is a Métis elder at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Saskatoon on Treaty Six Territory and the homeland of the Métis.
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Vea Coronado's place of residence in New Westminster, British Columbia is within the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territory of the Kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Qiqéyt (Key-Kayt) and Coast Salish Nations.
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Sabrina Di Matteo lives in the Montreal area on unceded Indigenous lands. The Kanien’kehá:ka Nation is recognized as the custodians of the lands and waters. Tiohtià:ke/Montréal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations. Today, it is home to a diverse population where Indigenous, settlers and newcomers are called to create new, right relationships and care for each other and their common home, the earth.
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Stephanie Kim is currently driving across Turtle Island and will be moving to Ottawa, a traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.
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Erin Kinsella lives in Stittsville, Ontario, which is a traditional, unceded land of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg. The land is currently the subject of negotiations between the Algonquin Anishinaabeg and the Government for what would be the first modern day treaty agreement.
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Dr. Mary LeMaître lives in Winnipeg, located in Treaty 1 Territory on the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg,. Ininiwak, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene people, and homeland of the Métis Nation.
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Leah McDonald Perrault has recently moved from Saskatoon (Treaty 6 Territory) to Swift Current which is on Treaty Four Territory and is the original lands of the Cree, Ojibwe, Saulteaux, Dakota, Nakota, Lakota, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation.
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