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At diocesan synod in October, each parish and community ministry received a ceramic sculpture of a feather.

The feathers were created as a part of an outdoor public art installation at the Canadian Museum of Nature named “Populace” that marked Canada’s 150th anniversary. The symbol of a feather was chosen with the local Algonquin community as a representation of their presence on this land at the time of confederation.

Kirstin Davidson of the Parish of March, one of the artists behind the 2017 installation, generously made the feathers available to the diocese through the All My Relations (AMR) Working Group. “Placing a feather with each congregation could be a part of the journey that includes an inward promise and an outward, demonstrable commitment to embracing the uncomfortable truth of our history with Indigenous peoples and to taking a personal step towards change,” she said.

Today, the Cathedral proudly displays our "feather gift" on our Land Acknowledgement plaque located at the entrance to the Cathedral off the foyer.