Native American and Indigenous Ministries Council

General Synod 2022 directed the re-formation of the Native American and Indigenous Ministries Council. The Native American and Indigenous Ministries Council is in the process of developing its bylaws and forming an executive committee, and more information about the newly re-formed council will be added when available.

At the request of the Commission on Christian Action, General Synod 2023 instructed that a list of Native- and Indigenous-owned businesses be made available on the NAIM page of the RCA website (CA 23-6, MGS 2023). The commission’s proposal stated, “We suggest that we [RCA members] begin to support Native and Indigenous-owned businesses with the goal of adding to the prosperity of their communities.”

A number of organizations and publications have already developed these types of lists to help consumers find Native- and Indigenous-owned businesses to shop at; the CCA’s 2023 report provided a few such lists as a starting point. They are linked below. NAIM may decide to add or remove resources at its discretion.

• Native Northwest: https://nativenorthwest.com/
• www.slice.ca/indigenous-owned-businesses-to-support-across-canada
• www.buzzfeed.com/jaydonono/gift-ideas-from-indigenous-canadian-brands
• www.beyondbuckskin.com/p/buy-native.html 
• parade.com/1298881/jessicabrent/indigenous-owned-businesses