Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Creating trust and knowledge

Dr. Terry LeBlanc says respect and education is essential for mutual respect

People sit in a tipi while goose cooks on the fire
 on March 10, 2016 at Briercrest College and
Seminary for Aboriginal Awareness Week.
Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald

By Lisa Goudy

Understanding perspective and gaining knowledge are essential to being informed, according to Dr. Terry LeBlanc.

"You can't journey with people if you don't know who they are," he said. "Taking the time to know us, not just as a story or as a place or as a location ... it will help you a great deal."

LeBlanc was in Caronport this week for Aboriginal Awareness Week. Along with other Canadian Aboriginal leaders, he took part in a talking circle to discuss how to improve the relationship between Aboriginal cultures and the media. LeBlanc is the founding chair and current director of indigenous pathways and director of the North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies.

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