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Truth and Reconciliation

#TruthAndReconciliation

History

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was formed in 2008 after the Indian Residential Schools (IRS) Settlement. The survivors requested part of their settlement be used to create the commission, and record what happened, so no Canadian could claim ignorance of the IRS system. In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released their Final Report, “What We Have Learned”, including 94 Calls to Action, after several years of travelling across Canada to listen to, and document, survivor and family stories. The Commission defined reconciliation as “establishing and maintaining a mutually respectful relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in this country.”

In the RAIC 2020-2024 Strategic Plan, the RAIC committed to engaging in reconciliation as one of their five key values. To the RAIC, reconciliation means building, rebuilding and strengthening our relationship with Indigenous peoples.

Continuing on the path to reconciliation, in collaboration with the RAIC Truth and Reconciliation Task Force, and the Indigenous Task Force, the RAIC has created resources that offers a variety of different opportunities for you to learn more about truth and reconciliation.

Resources

The first resource is a Land Acknowledgement Guide. The second resource includes several items to listen to and learn from in order to pay respect to Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation commitment. The third resource is a list of events and activities in honour of the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation in 2024.

Below are some resources that you may find useful: 

These resources are not meant to be exhaustive, and the page is a living resource.

We invite other resources to be included on this page. Send your ideas via mail info@raic.org with the subject line ‘Truth and Reconciliation resource,” and we will be pleased to add it to our list.

2024 RAIC Gold Medal Recipient Justice Murray Sinclair, former Senator and Chair of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, talks about what he thinks reconciliation is in the video below.