Introduction Indigenous Voices of Faith is a series of interviews conducted by Cardus in the fall of 2022, in which we asked twelve Indigenous people in Canada to tell us about their religious faith and experiences. Since 47 percent of Indigenous people in Canada identify as Christians, Christian voices are the primary but not sole focus of this interview series. The purpose of this project is to affirm and to shed light on the religious freedom of Indigenous peoples to hold the beliefs and engage in the practices that they choose and to contextualize their faith within their own cultures. Father Deacon Andrew Bennett, program director for Cardus Faith Communities, interviewed Professor John Borrows in Victoria BC, on November 1, 2022. The interview has been edited for clarity. Interview Transcript Fr. Dcn. Andrew: John, thank you very much for taking the time to participate in this project. I appreciate it. John Borrows: Yeah, happy to do it. Fr. Dcn Andrew: So maybe to start, you can tell me a little bit about your Indigenous background and a little bit about your professional work, your family, wherever you’d like to go
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