RECONCILIATION | Initiatives and apologies
Read the 94 Calls to Action. Learn about reconciliation initiatives from the Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Canadian governments. Find official apology statements from governments and churches.
City of Winnipeg
- TRC Calls to Action - City of WinnipegA list of Calls to Action related to municipal governments and information about progress made by the City of Winnipeg.
The 94 Calls to Action
Reading list for organizations
- Application + Action: TRC Reading Guide for Non-Indigenous OrganizationsProduced the Manitoba Harm Reduction Network with assistance from Ka Ni Kanichihk. 2018. This is an extensive document containing discussion questions and planning exercises. "Our primary goal for sharing information reading and applying the TRC Report is to support non-Indigenous organizations in situating themselves in the context of ongoing oppressive systems and build the capacity of service providers who are interested in dismantling those systems."
Government and church reconciliation initiatives
- The Path to Reconciliation Act - Indigenous languages translationsFind Cree, Dakota, Dene, Inukitut, Michif, Ojibwe and Oji-Cree translations of the Act.
Official Apologies & statements
Federal Government
- Text of the Government of Canada's apology - 39th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION EDITED HANSARD • NUMBER 110 CONTENTS Wednesday, June 11, 2008This is the official record and text of the Government of Canada's apology for the Indian Residential School system provided on June 11, 2008. You will find then Prime Minister Stephen Harper's statement and statements by Liberal party leader Stéphane Dion, NDP party leader Jack Layton and Bloq Quebecois party leader Gilles Duceppe. Providing statements in response were: Chief Phil Fontaine, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Chief Patrick Brazeau, National Chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, Mary Simon, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and Clem Charter, President of the National Métis Council.
- The Day of the Apology - Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development CanadaOn June 11, 2008, then Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper offered an apology on behalf of the Government for its role in the Indian Residential Schools system. This link provides a video of the day's statements by the Prime Minister and Indigenous leaders. A full transcript of the video is also provided.
Churches
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Tracking progress
- Delivering on Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to ActionSOURCE: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
- Beyond 94: Truth and Reconciliation in CanadaSOURCE: CBC
SUMMARY: An interactive site from the CBC monitoring progress on the 94 Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
- Calls to Action Accountability: A 2022 Status Update on ReconciliationSOURCE: Yellowhead Institute. Editors: Dr. Eva Jewell (Ma’iingan dodem) & Dr. Ian Mosby
- Calls To Action Accountability: A 2020 Status Update On Reconciliation Executive SummarySOURCE: Yellowhead Institute. Editors: Dr. Eva Jewell (Ma’iingan dodem) & Dr. Ian Mosby
- Calls To Action Accountability: A Status Update On Reconciliation [2019]SOURCE: Yellowhead Institute. Editors: Dr. Eva Jewell (Ma’iingan dodem) & Dr. Ian Mosby
- Canadian Reconciliation Barometer
SUMMARY: "The Canadian Reconciliation Barometer is a set of questions that Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada complete through a large online survey." - The Canadian Reconciliation Barometer 2021 ReportDATE: February, 2022
Latest report as of September 2023.