Primary Grades
People of all ages, including children, can participate in meaningful reconciliation activities by learning about reconciliation and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action, learning about the history of Canada from a variety of viewpoints, and learning about fun and engaging ways to get involved. Resources for Primary Grades (K - 6) may include those that teach about Indigenous history and culture, aim to broaden perspectives, and encourage critical thinking.
Canada must stop normalizing inequality for Indigenous people
Cindy Blackstock: The federal government, which has an insatiable appetite to be thanked for inadequate measures, should expect no gratitude for discrimination.
Read the Macleans article here.
67-million nights in foster care
Cindy Blackstock: First Nations children and their families should receive some measure of justice without having to fight Canada for it. Why won’t Canada pay?
Blackface and an about-face: How Canada's promise of reconciliation went wrong
Read Dr. Cindy Blackstock's Toronto Start Opinion piece: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2019/10/07/black-face-and-about-face-how-canadas-promise-of-reconciliation-went-wrong.html
'A mountain of power': The impact of Cindy Blackstock
Listen to this episode of Unreserved with Rosanna Deerchild and Dr. Cindy Blackstock as they discuss the CHRT and Jordan's Principle.
When will Ottawa end its willful neglect of First Nations children?
Read this opinion piece in the Globe and Mail by Dr. Cindy Blackstock: When will Ottawa end its willful neglect of First Nations children?
Post-Secondary
People of all ages, including post-secondary students, can participate in meaningful reconciliation activities by learning about reconciliation and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action, learning about the history of Canada from a variety of viewpoints and incorporating it into their studies, and getting involved.
Here are ways to participate:
Junior Grades
People of all ages, including children, can participate in meaningful reconciliation activities by learning about reconciliation and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action, learning about the history of Canada from a variety of viewpoints, and learning about fun and engaging ways to get involved. Resources for Junior Grades (Grades 6-10) may include those that teach about Indigenous history and culture, aim to broaden perspectives, and encourage critical thinking.