Jim Thunder | Making a Ruckus with Pope Francis
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Wendi Park guest hosts todays interview with Jim Thunder where he gets up close and personal about his own journey of authenticity with his faith and culture. They reflect on Pope Francis' recent visit to Canada and Jim offers some valuable insights into history, compelling listeners to participate in reconciliation.
Jim is an Oji-Cree Asper MBA graduate from Sachigo Lake, Ontario in Treaty 9 territory. He grew up in Sioux Lookout Ontario and completed two undergraduate degrees at Horizon College and Seminary and Providence University College and Seminary. While completing his Master’s Degree in Business administration he focused his electives on courses that facilitated an exploration of his Indigenous identity and on the political and economic origins that shaped the current disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
As an MBA student he was invited by the late Dr. John Loxley to conduct research on the synergies between Indigenous cultures and the cooperative model in order to encourage urban economic development Initiatives that respect the self-determination of Indigenous peoples.
He also teaches a required course at his alma mater Horizon College and Seminary as part of the college’s response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s call to action 60.
Guest Links
SIGN UP FOR THE 94 in 94 Campaign: https://reconciliationthunder.org/94in94/
Dear Younger Me: An open letter to my younger self https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12KZIBhgWIM
The “Doctrine of Discovery” and Terra Nullius: A Catholic Response
94 Calls to Action: www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/indigenous-people/aboriginal-peoples-documents/calls_to_action_english2.pdf
Pope Francis' Letter to Youth "Christus Vivit": https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20190325_christus-vivit.html
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation: https://nctr.ca/
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Skip The Dinner is CareImpact’s year-end Christmas campaign, a fundraising non-event. You keep your time, and you give from wherever you are. Right now, every year-end gift or pledge is DOUBLED by a generous donor, so your giving goes twice as far to help strengthen CareImpact’s work with churches and community partners across Canada. Each donation will be matched before January 1, 2026.
