S5:E5 A Conversation with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
Description
In Season 5 of MuniCast we are discussing how truth and reconciliation relates to municipalities. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has outlined 94 Calls to Action, with a portion of those calls directed toward government, some to all levels of government, including municipalities.
In Episode 5 we speak with Sandra Bender from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) about the importance of understanding the truth in truth and reconciliation, how municipalities can continue to deepen their reconciliation practices and continue to address call to action #57.
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation or NCTR is a place of learning and dialogue where the truths of Residential School Survivors, families and communities are honoured and kept safe for future generations. The NCTR educates Canadians on the profound injustices inflicted on First Nations, Inuit and the Métis Nation by the forced removal of children to attend residential schools and the widespread abuse suffered in those schools.
They preserve the record of these human rights abuses, and promote continued research and learning on the legacy of residential schools. Their goal is to honour Survivors and to foster reconciliation and healing on the foundation of truth telling.
Resources discussed:
City of Toronto Reconciliation Action Plan
na-mi-quai-ni-mak Community Support Fund
Education Resources - NCTR
National Advisory Committee on Residential Schools Missing
Children and Unmarked Burials
Resources for Indigenous Communities Considering Investigating Unmarked Graves
My ReconciliACTION plan for public servants
Indigenous Cultural Safety Collaborative Learning Series
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