ELCA Indigenous Peoples' Day Resources
October 13, 2025
Truth & Healing Movement | Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton
Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton announces the ELCA’s participation in the Truth and Healing Movement. Over the next several months, the movement will provide the church with an opportunity to increase our understanding of our colonizing impacts on Indigenous people in the past and present. Learn more and get involved at ELCA.org/Indigenous.
ELCA Land Acknowledgement Guide
Land acknowledgements are indeed meaningful and play a crucial part in combating the erasure of Indigenous peoples.
Resources for Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations
This webpage is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s “Indigenous Ministries & Tribal Relations” resources section, and it serves as a hub for materials, guides, articles, and tools related to Indigenous engagement and reconciliation
Declaration to American Indian and Alaska Native People
In 2016, the Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), its highest
legislative body, adopted the “Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery.” The Doctrine of Discovery
originated with a papal bull in the 15th century and codified both colonialism and religious intolerance
into international law.
Living Lutheran - Native American and Alaska Native
This page is a Living Lutheran “tag archive” focused on stories, articles, and reflections related to Native American and Alaska Native topics, including Indigenous leadership, historical remembrance, and community voices. It collects posts that explore issues, culture, and faith from Indigenous perspectives within the Lutheran context.
