Trevor Snider: Commemorating a Reconciliation Ally
We first met Trevor, Supervisor of Donations Processing for Covenant House Vancouver, when he attended one of our Training Weeks. Trevor took the...
Allyship
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Why We Shouldn’t Say 'Bury the Hatchet'
Since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its report and 94 Calls to Action, we have seen significant progress for Canada and...
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How Can You Politely Correct Someone Without Causing Guilt or Reaction?
Maybe you have recently taken one of our courses surrounding Indigenous Awareness and learned new facts about the history of Indigenous Peoples of...
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10 Things You Can Do: Kamloops Indian Residential School
Trigger Warning: This article includes information about Residential School experiences In May 2021, the remains of 215 young Indigenous children...
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Why Is It Important to Protect & Revitalize Indigenous Languages?
Of the most spoken languages in the world, English is third after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. But English is the most commonly spoken second...
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What Reconciliation Is and What It Is Not
For a very long time, mainstream Canadians were unaware of the horrors and conditions that 150,000 Indigenous children endured in the Indian...
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A Brief Definition of Decolonization and Indigenization
Decolonization Decolonization once viewed as the formal process of handing over the instruments of government, is now recognized as a long-term...
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Use These 7 First Nations Colloquialisms at Your Peril
We should always take pains to avoid the use of these seven First Nations colloquialisms - words have a great capacity to cause emotional harm and...
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Indian Residential Schools Legacy - Learn More, Read More
It is important for those who did not attend an Indian residential school to remember that the legacy of those dark halls did not end with Prime...