Namwayut-We Are All One

Namwayut–We Are All One explores the profound truth that reconciliation belongs to all of us. In this book, drawing from the lessons that Chief Robert Joseph has learned along his pathway from residential school to becoming the leader of Reconciliation Canada, he provides a map for collective change and transformation.

Reconciliation represents a long way forward, but it is a pathway towards our higher humanity, our highest selves, and an understanding that everybody matters. In this moving and inspiring book, Chief Joseph teaches us that we must begin to transform relationships with ourselves and each other. By learning about, honouring, and respecting the truth of stories told by those who have experienced pain and who are grieving intergenerational trauma, we can discover how to dismantle the walls of discrimination, hatred, and racism in our society.

Chief Joseph is recognized as one of the leading voices on peace building in our time. His dedication to reconciliation is acknowledged with multiple honorary degrees and numerous awards. As a Hereditary Chief of the Gwawaenuk First Nation and one of the last few speakers of the Kwakwaka'wakw language, his wisdom is grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing while making space for us all.

The distance we can walk together is one we share. No matter how long or difficult the road, we are all one.