Indigenous Ministry
Fostering intercultural friendship, knowledge, and tradition
Some 19 students and teachers from Sophia University in Tokyo visited Xavier Learning Community (XLC) in Chiang Rai to learn about the situation of ethnic...read more
Education, a spark of hope for ethnic minorities in Chiang Rai
Since Xavier Learning Community (XLC) opened in 2017, three cohorts of students have graduated from the Jesuit higher education institution in Chiang Rai. Recently, XLC...read more
Bukidnon indigenous youth celebrate their histories and cultural traditions
In the Philippines, October is celebrated as Indigenous Peoples’ Month to recognise, uplift, and celebrate the dignity of indigenous peoples. The scholarship students of the...read more
Inspiring indigenous youth to be the “light of hope”
The Bukidnon Mission District of the Philippine Jesuits held a weeklong gathering that brought together their scholarship students under the Kapawa hu Paglaum (Light of...read more
Project 40-4-40: Growing canopies and strengthening communities
Poverty and reconciliation with creation Many intensive forms of environmental exploitation and degradation not only exhaust resources…but also undo the social structures…shaped cultural identity and...read more
Australian Province hosts International Ignatian Ecospiritual Conference
In the last week of April, over a hundred people from all over the world gathered online to participate in the International Ignatian Ecospiritual Conference...read more
Companions of aboriginal youth towards a hope-filled future
*Xiaomei, holding a baby in her arms, shifts in her seat. The social worker looks at the certificates on the wall and asks: “Are these...read more
An Easter sojourn in a sacred homeland
A mystifying mist enveloped the sacred homeland of the indigenous communities of the Cordillera in northern Philippines as we arrived on the holiest week of...read more
Living the indigenous way
The Jesuit mission in Thailand supports indigenous education. Every year, many indigenous young people apply to study at Xavier Learning Community (XLC) in Chiang Rai....read more