Spaces available in the What does Reconciliation Truly Mean? workshop
The university’s Human Resources department invites faculty and staff to participate in the What does Reconciliation Truly Mean? workshop facilitated by the Office of Student Life.
Between 1883 and 1997, an estimated 150,000 Indigenous children across Canada were forcibly taken from their families and placed in residential schools, with a federal government objective of cultural and religious assimilation. The (TRC) spent years collecting survivors’ stories and creating a historical record of the residential school system. The TRC’s final report in 2015 contained to address this legacy and advance reconciliation between Canadians and First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples.
Participants in this workshop will learn about the generational impacts residential schools have had—and continue to have—on Indigenous communities. They will also consider what reconciliation means in higher education.
Topics:
- Using deep personal reflection to acknowledge how trauma and colonization have affected Indigenous societies.
- Considering the benefits of Indigenous viewpoints in your work.
- Recognizing that truth and reconciliation commitments begin with self-awareness.
Learning outcomes:
Participants will consider or become aware of the detrimental impacts of trauma caused by the residential school system by acknowledging the TRC final report and honoring the calls to action through self-reflection, moving forward in meaningful reconciliation.
