Examine settler relations with indigenous communities

Coming to terms with the historical harms inflicted upon indigenous communities by settlers and the government and current efforts to address them is a crucial part of truth and reconciliation.

• What is the Indian Act and how does it continue to oppress and cause harm?

• In addition to reading the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action, what other inquiries or reports can you commit to reading and acting on?

• Have you heard of MMIWG and read the inquiry report? Does your community hold an event, such as Red Dress Day, to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls?

• What is the Origin Story of the TRC? Why is truth such an important first step before reconciliation?