Reconciliation and the Métis Nation within Alberta In an effort to further our Nation on the road to reconciliation, we have created a safe space for Citizens to talk or learn more about residential and day schools. We have travelled throughout Alberta, speaking with Métis Survivors, and docum...
Truth and Reconciliation Commission activity.(ALBERTA NEWS)(Brief article)Phalen, Chris
Below, please find resources we’re learning from and listening to. Workshops RAIC’s The Path – Indigenous Culture Awareness Training University of Alberta’s free Indigenous Canada course that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. Read Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s...
Saturday, Sept. 30, marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. This important day honours and remembers the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities.
National Day For Truth and Reconciliation In August 2018, after considering three possible dates, the government announced that Orange Shirt Day—September 30—had been selected as the date for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Since 2013, many Canadian communities have set aside Septemb...
the Manitoba government introduced Bill 4, the Employment Standards Code Amendment and Interpretation Amendment Act, that would establish Sept. 30 as a provincial statutory holiday in the province, namely National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Premier Wab Kinew and Labour and Immigration Minister ...
As we move towards Sept. 30, many schools and universities will be talking about observing the newNational Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Many schools formerly observed this day asOrange Shirt Dayto acknowledge the intergenerational impacts of the residential schooling system — but Sept. 30 has...
Pouring over documents about 15 years ago with her mother in Alberta, Danita Bilozaze saw the name of her great-grandfather. Except it wasn’t his name. The man the Canadian government registered as Loth was actually Lor Bilozaze. The government changed it to Loth Bilozaze and eventual...
“I decided that I’m going to do this,” says Bilozaze who resides in the Comox Valley. “With the TRC I was hoping it would make it more accessible; I did some research and there wasn’t much available.” The Truth and Reconciliation Commissions of Canada’s Calls to Action...
The University of Alberta is offeringIndigenous Canada, a free, 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course from their Faculty of Native Studies. You can also read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’sCalls To Actionand theNational Centre for Truth and Reconciliationoffers numerous resources....