God loves the created world – so much he entered it in human form. Today the Creator still enters the lives of people in whatever place he finds them. Story, dance and music from our cultures provides us with the power to tell this old story in a new way.































Our youth are robbed of an identity – being neither white in a white world nor Native in a Native world. They need to know Jesus Christ in a Native way!



The Gospel has the power to transform life and to create a new world.

Our Vision

Our desire is to see men and women journey
down the road of a living heart relationship
with Jesus Christ in a transformative way
– one which does not require the rejection of
their God-given social and cultural identity.

Traditionally, Native People did not talk about spirituality or faith, nor did they build complex theologies. They simply lived what they believed. It was expected that one would live in such a way as to acknowledge and honour their Creator. Theology was practice!

In the 21st century, however, much has changed. Now we find we must speak to our own people of our faith in God, of walking out life in a good way. We must share our understanding of God’s Word in new ways. We need forums for dialogue and teaching in theology, missiology and biblical issues.

New approaches to concerns such as ethics and AIDS, lifestyle and family, community and commitment must be developed in authentically Native ways.

While our desire is to strengthen people of faith in Native communities, we understand that faith and community are interconnected. Evangelism is therefore an important outcome of our work. So is intercultural mission. The work of NAIITS equips people to speak the Good News of Jesus Christ to others – regardless of ethnicity, traditions, culture or language.

We are committed to the historic message as a contemporary one – necessary for today’s generation.

• Our context is informal and formal
• Our methods employ a wide range of disciplines
• Our studies embrace the traditionally academic,
while observing the traditions and learning styles of
Aboriginal people
• Our strength is in the learning dialogue – telling the
story of what God is doing among us
• Our prayer is to hear in our people, not just their words
but also their heart

The Future

This is a critical time – for Native people and for mission

We are at a time when our own people are in need of Good News more than ever before. Today many Native people live in fear, desperation and depression. Native communities have the highest rates of suicide, substance abuse and family violence in North America. This is not the tradition of our peoples and cultures.

Not knowing their past means our people – particularly our youth – do not understand their present and therefore cannot see the path that intersects their future.

Jesus Christ is the cornerstone of both history and change. But he does not come irst to change the outer self – he comes to change the inner. Then the Spirit and the Word transform the outer for God’s purposes. And God never leads astray. Allowing the Spirit of God to hold us true to the
Scriptures will permit us to understand and discern more fully the meaning and value of our traditions and history.

The Gospel has the power to transform life, to create a new world. Only it can reitalize confused lives, those who have lost their culture and traditions, their identity and their pride, into such a potent demonstration of Good News we are called to carry to others.

As our people come to believe in and follow him, we will see Jesus do amazing things through us!