Richard Twiss' Address to the Uniting Council was both impassioned and of great theological depth. He spoke very personally - I was particularly moved to hear about how he lost his own language, how his own parents chose to make their children speak English so that they would not be forcibly removed as the teaching of English was often given as the reason to remove Native American children from their parents and school them elsewhere. Twiss's name in his own language is Taoyate Obnajin which means "He Stands with His People".
Twiss is passionate about Jesus Christ, about a real indigenous Christian theology and about challenging churches and society to take the issues of justice and reconciliation seriously.
You can find a version of his presentation online here, an article here and more about his book, One Church Many Tribes here.
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