Center for Indigenous Ministries (DOC)
Center for Indigenous Ministry (DOC) works to help North American people learn, understand, and advocate justice for Canadian and US Indigenous peoples.
Winter Talk 2026
Join us for Winter Talk 2026 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR) February 1-3, 2026. More information can be found on the Winter Talk page linked below.
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Position Paper
Read the Center for Indigenous Ministries’ 2025 General Assembly Position Paper by following the link below.
Our History
Located in the history of the Yakama Reservation
—Yakama Christian Mission & Yakima Indian Christian Mission & American Tepee Christian Mission—
What We Do
We invite you to join us, not with something hollow like membership, but as family. Kin.
We host a variety of events including an indigenous book study, winter talk, and restorative gatherings!
Not sure where to get started? Check out our Bookstore for a wide variety of reading suggestions to learn more about indigeneity.
Truth and Healing
The Path Towards Wholeness
We start the journey together with
Reparative Work
While this continues, we also begin the work of
Reparations
After some time, we begin the process of
Restoration
Finally, years or generations later…
Reconciliation
Resources around the Doctrine of Discovery, Indigeneity, and much more concerning the Church and Indigenous Peoples.
- Resolutions
- Decisions
- Films and Video
- Study Materials
- Presentation Templates
- Land Acknowledgment
Reflect with us as we pass the Talking Stick.
Our Thoughts
- I Don’t KnowLast summer season a friend suggested I read Reclaiming Two Spirits. I’ve enjoyed their books and the way they think. So, I figured the book was likely worth the read. I ordered the book, but it being the season of haying and irrigating, IContinue reading “I Don’t Know”
- Nativity?I try to get in a little reading and writing every morning. The winter solstice season is exceptional for this luxury. With sunlight nearly three hours later than during summer solstice, certain chores—like feeding cattle—can wait until light. Not only can I getContinue reading “Nativity?”
- A Statement of TearsIn his Forward of the book Claiming Two-Spirits, Raven Heavy Runner speaks of his grandmother’s wisdom. “Be mindful of how you talk as you have the power to hurt or heal one another.” In speaking her words Heavy Runner’s grandmother becomes an elder to whomContinue reading “A Statement of Tears“
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