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Four common barriers to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
In 2015, when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) released its six-volume report on residential schools it brought the details,...
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Indigenous Language Immersion
Indigenous languages the world over are in jeopardy. So much so that the United Nations declared 2019 the International Year of Indigenous Languages...
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3 Elements for Developing Reconciliation Strategies for Businesses
"Reconciliation is not an Aboriginal problem — it is a Canadian problem. It involves all of us." Senator Murray Sinclair If Canada is going to heal...
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The Evolution of Indigenous Relations in the City of Kamloops
Tammy Robertson, External Relations Manager for the City of Kamloops has an ambitious goal: for the City of Kamloops to become a role model for...
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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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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - The Date Debate
In August 2018, the federal government announced it would declare a federal statutory holiday to mark the legacy of the residential school system....
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Insight on 10 Myths About Indigenous Peoples
The definition of “myth”, according to the Oxford Canadian Dictionary, is “a widely held but false notion.” When it comes to the topic of Indigenous...
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Appreciating or appropriating Indigenous culture?
A reader recently asked us a question about talking sticks. We changed the question a little so as to preserve the confidentiality of the questioner.
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Let’s Not Make Reconciliation a Political Football
Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing. George Orwell, 1984
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Things to Know When Selecting Your Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action Trainer
It has been over three years (June 2, 2015) now since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada released its summary report and 94...