TORONTO (CNS) -- The path to reconciliation between Canada and its First Nations' people will ultimately be a long journey, but the road to healing a schism developed over 400 years needs to start somewhere. The Canadian Canoe Pilgrimage is a small starting point that organizers hope can advance the process.

A project of the Jesuits in English Canada in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the pilgrimage set off from Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons in Midland, Ontario, July 21 on a monthlong, more than 500-mile canoe journey expected to end Aug. 15 at the Kahnawake First Nation near Montreal.

Jesuit priests in Canada stand for a photo. They have embarked on a 540-mile canoe journey that will take them from Midland, Ontario, to Montreal, in an effort to promote reconciliation with Canada's indigenous peoples. (Courtesy Canadian Canoe Pilgrimage / CNS)
(Courtesy Canadian Canoe Pilgrimage / CNS)

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