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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30
- CASW Reconciliation Hub
- Government of Canada – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- Orange Shirt Society: Orange Shirt Day
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
- Reconciliation Run
- Southern Chiefs’ Organization – Orange Shirt Day Events
Click here for a list of events around Manitoba
MCSW Resources
- MCSW Strategic Plan 2023 – 2028
- Campbell, Beatrice and Swan, Beverly. 2017. Collaborative care with an Indigenous lens. Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Indigenous Health.
- Duhamel, Karine. Reclaiming power and place: Inside the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
- MCSW Partnership – Winnipeg’s Indigenous Accord
- Robinson, Don; Yellow Bird, Michael; and MacDonald, Dawn. (June 21, 2021). Every Child matters: Transforming Grief and Sorrow into Determination and Action
Foundational Knowledge
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| Aboriginal Justice Implementation Commission. (1999). Report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba.
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Report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba (ajic.mb.ca)
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| Government of Canada. 250th Anniversary of the Royal Proclamation of 1763.
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250th Anniversary of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 (rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca) |
| Government of Canada. First Nations. Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada.
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First Nations | Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada |
| Government of Canada. Indian Act. | Indian Act (justice.gc.ca)
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| Government of Canada. Indigenous Contributions to the War of 1812
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Indigenous contributions to the War of 1812 (rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca) |
| Government of Canada. Indigenous Veterans
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Indigenous Veterans – Veterans Affairs Canada |
| Government of Canada. Inuit. Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada.
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Inuit | Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada |
| Government of Canada. Metis. Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada.
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Métis | Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada |
| Government of Canada. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. (1996). Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples – Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca) |
| Government of Canada. Treaties and Agreements | Treaties and agreements (rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca)
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| Government of Canada. Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca)
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| Toronto Metropolitan University | SIKOSE – Indigenous Knowledges Encyclopedia |
| Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report. (December 15, 2015). Uploaded by Truth and Reconciliation.
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report – YouTube
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| Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. (2015). Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action.
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calls_to_action_english2.pdf (gov.bc.ca) |
| United Nations. (September 13, 2007). United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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UNDRIP_E_web.pdf |
| University of Manitoba Libraries | Indigenous Resources for Social Work |
| University of Manitoba. National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. | TRC Website – NCTR
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| University of Manitoba. National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Our pathway to reconciliation.
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UM Today | What the path to Reconciliation requires (umanitoba.ca) |
Residential Schools |
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| Canadian Museum for Human Rights | The Witness Blanket: bear witness to the experience and the aftermath of Canada’s residential schools |
| CBC News. (June 1, 2021). ‘The fault of Canada’: Trudeau addresses Commons on discovery of remains at B.C. residential school | ‘The fault of Canada’: Trudeau addresses Commons on discovery of remains at B.C. residential school | CBC News |
| CBC News. (June 4, 2021). Your questions answered about Canada’s residential school system | Your questions answered about Canada’s residential school system | CBC News |
| CBC News. Stolen Children. Residential School survivors speak out. | Stolen Children | Residential School survivors speak out – YouTube |
| First Nations and Indigenous Studies. University of British Columbia. Residential Schools | The Residential School System (ubc.ca) |
| Government of Canada. Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. | Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca) |
| Government of Canada. Residential Schools: Photographic Collections-Manitoba. | Residential Schools: Photographic Collections – Manitoba – Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca) |
| Indigenous Peoples of Atlas Canada. History of Residential Schools. | History of Residential Schools | Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada |
| Manitoba Museum. Understanding Residential Schools. | Understanding Residential Schools (manitobamuseum.ca) |
| Milloy, John. (2017). A national crime: The Canadian government and the residential school system, 1879 to 1986. | A National Crime: The Canadian Government and the Residential School System, Book by John S. Milloy (Paperback) | www.chapters.indigo.ca |
| Namwayut: we are all one. Truth and reconciliation in Canada. December 18, (2017). Uploaded by CBC. | Namwayut: we are all one. Truth and reconciliation in Canada | Canada is … – YouTube |
| National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Manitoba Residential Schools. | Region: Manitoba – NCTR |
| Regan, Paulette. (2011). Unsettling the settler within: Indian residential schools, truth telling, and reconciliation in Canada. | Unsettling the Settler Within: Indian Residential Schools, Truth Telling, and Reconciliation in Canada: Regan, Paulette: 8601421591140: Amazon.com: Books |
| William | https://www.william360vr.com/index-en |
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
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| Aboriginal Justice Implementation Commission. (1999). Report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba. Volume II. The death of Helen Betty Osborne.
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INTRODUCTION (ajic.mb.ca) |
| Amnesty International. (2004). Canada. Stolen Sisters. A Human Rights Response to Discrimination and Violence against Indigenous Women in Canada.
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~AI5641.doc (amnesty.ca) |
| Anderson-Pyrz, Hilda and DeLaronde, Sandra. (December 5, 2018). Our daughters and our mothers: the tragedy of the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Canadian Race Relations Foundation.
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Webinars – Our Daughters and our Mothers: The Tragedy of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (crrf-fcrr.ca)
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| APTN News. Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Archives – APTN News |
| CBC News. Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women.
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Canada’s missing and murdered indigenous women – YouTube |
| CBC News. (Nov 13, 2016). 45-year anniversary of Helen Betty Osborne’s murder shows “work is never done”.
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45-year anniversary of Helen Betty Osborne’s murder shows ‘work is never done’ | CBC News |
| Government of Canada. National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls | National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca)
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| Kairos. Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Key Reports.
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Key Reports – KAIROS Canada |
| Kiwala, Sophie. (January 11, 2021). Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls, a Canadian Responsibility. Uploaded by TEDx Talks.
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Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls, a Canadian Responsibility | Sophie Kiwala | TEDxQueensU – YouTube |
| National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Interim Report.
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Interim Report | MMIWG (mmiwg-ffada.ca) |
| National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
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Final Report | MMIWG (mmiwg-ffada.ca) |
| National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Calls for Justice.
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untitled (mmiwg-ffada.ca)
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| Native Women’s Association of Canada. Fact Sheet. Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Girls.
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Fact_Sheet_Missing_and_Murdered_Aboriginal_Women_and_Girls.pdf (nwac.ca) |
| Native Women’s Association of Canada. Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls & Violence Prevention.
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MMIWG & Violence Prevention • Native Women’s Association of Canada (nwac.ca) |
| The REDress Project | The REDress Project – Jaime Black (jaimeblackartist.com) |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police. (2014). Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women: A National Operational Overview.
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Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women: A National Operational Overview | Royal Canadian Mounted Police (rcmp-grc.gc.ca) |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police. (2017). Working Together to End Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls.
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c9e8444da1a3ddb48aefaeb3f48a7306.pdf (rcmp-grc.gc.ca) |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women: 2015 Update to the National Operational Overview. | Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women: 2015 Update to the National Operational Overview | Royal Canadian Mounted Police (rcmp-grc.gc.ca)
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| Women of the Métis Nation | Métis Perspectives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and LGBTQ2S+ People |
Health
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| Southern Chiefs Organization Survey on Experiences of Racism in the Manitoba Health Care System (2021).
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https://scoinc.mb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SCO-Racism-Report.pdf |
| In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care (2021). Government of BC
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Summary:
https://engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/613/2020/11/In-Plain-Sight-Summary-Report.pdf
Full Report: https://engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/613/2020/11/In-Plain-Sight-Full-Report.pdf
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| Gunn, Brenda. N.D. Ignored to death: Systemic racism in the Canadian Health Care System. University of Manitoba.
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EMRIP.health (ohchr.org) |
| Government of Canada. Honouring Jordan River Anderson.
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Honouring Jordan River Anderson (sac-isc.gc.ca) |
| Government of Canada. Definition of Jordan’s Principle from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal | Definition of Jordan’s Principle from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (sac-isc.gc.ca)
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| Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. (2017). Ruling: First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (representing the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada)
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First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (representing the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada) – Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (chrt-tcdp.gc.ca)
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| First Nations Caring Society of Canada. (2021). Tribunal Rules on Four Categories of Jordan’s Principle Eligibility to Ensure Substantiative Equality.
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2020_chrt_36_information_sheet_jr_update.pdf (fncaringsociety.com) |
| Obomsawin, Alanis.( 2019). Jordan River Anders, The Messenger.
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Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger by Alanis Obomsawin – NFB |
| CBC News. (September 19, 2017). Ignored to Death: Brian Sinclair’s death caused by racism, inquest inadequate group says.
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Ignored to death: Brian Sinclair’s death caused by racism, inquest inadequate, group says | CBC News |
| Government of Manitoba. (2015). The Provincial Implementation Team Report on the Recommendations of the Brian Sinclair Inquest Report.
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The Provincial Implementation Team Report on the Recommendations of the Brian Sinclair Inquest Report (gov.mb.ca) |
| Manitoba Ombudsman. Recommendations re Inquest report for Brian Lloyd Sinclair.
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brian-sinclair-final-report-en.pdf (ombudsman.mb.ca) |
| Brian Sinclair Inquest Report | brian_sinclair_inquest_-_dec_14.pdf (manitobacourts.mb.ca) |
Trauma Informed Care
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| Being Trauma Aware | Being Trauma Aware (respectgroupinc.com)
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| Bellanmy, Sherry and Hardy, Cindy. (2015) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: Review of Risk Factors, the Current State of Knowledge and Directions for Further research. National Collaboration Centre for Aboriginal Health
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NCCIH – National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health > Home > NCCIH PUBLICATIONS |
| Canada Northwest FASD Partnership. (2017). Language Guide. Promoting dignity for those impacted by FASD.
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LAEO-Language-Guide.pdf (fasdcoalition.ca) |
| Dr. Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart. Trauma Informed Care from a Native American Perspective. University of New Mexico.
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https://www.ihs.gov/
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| Graham, Holly. (2019) Strategies for Working with Indigenous Individuals Experiencing Trauma. University of Saskatchewan
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http://www.vawlearningnetwork.ca/webinars/recorded-webinars/2019/webinar-2019-5.html |
| Manitoba Trauma Information & Education Centre. (2013) Trauma informed toolkit. Klinic. | http://trauma-informed.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Trauma-informed_Toolkit.pdf
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| Raki, Matula. (2016). Language Matters. Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Related Agencies.
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https://nada.org.au/resources/language-matters/
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Justice
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| CBC News. When it comes to Indigenous People, Canadian justice is not blind | When it comes to Indigenous people, Canadian justice is not blind | CBC Docs POV |
| Government of Canada. (2000). Inuit Women and the Nunavut Justice System.
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rr00-8e (justice.gc.ca) |
| Government of Canada. (2016). Evaluation of the Aboriginal Justice Strategy.
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ajs-sja.pdf (justice.gc.ca) |
| Government of Canada. A review of Research on Criminal victimization and First Nations, Metis and Inuit Peoples 1990-2001. | Review of Research on Criminal Victimization and First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples 1990 to 2001 (justice.gc.ca) |
| Government of Canada. Just Facts: Indigenous overrepresentation in the criminal justice system.
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may01.pdf (justice.gc.ca) |
| Paletta, Anna. (2008). Understanding Family Violence and Sexual Assault in the Territories, First Nations, Inuit and Metis Peoples. Government of Canada, Department of Justice.
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Family Violence and Sexual Assault in the Territories (justice.gc.ca)
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| Rudin, Jonathan. Aboriginal Peoples and the Criminal Justice System. Government of Ontario.
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Aboriginal Peoples and the Criminal Justice System (gov.on.ca) |
| Aboriginal Justice Implementation Commission. (1999). Report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba. Volume III. The death of John Joseph Harper.
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INTRODUCTION (ajic.mb.ca) |
| Aboriginal Justice Implementation Commission. (1999). Report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba. Volume I. The Justice System and Aboriginal People.
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ABORIGINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS (ajic.mb.ca) |
Child Welfare
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| AMR planning & Consulting. (2015). Options for Action. An implementation report for the Legacy of Phoenix Sinclair. Achieving the best for all out children. Government of Manitoba.
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options_for_action.pdf (gov.mb.ca) |
| Government of Canada. (2018). A report on children and families together: An emergency meeting on Indigenous child and family services. | A report on children and families together: An Emergency Meeting on Indigenous child and family services (sac-isc.gc.ca)
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| Government of Canada. Delivering on Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action.
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Child welfare (rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca)
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| Government of Canada. Key priority: children and families together.
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Key priority: Children and families together (sac-isc.gc.ca) |
| Government of Canada. Reducing the number of Indigenous children in care. | Reducing the number of Indigenous children in care (sac-isc.gc.ca)
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| Government of Manitoba. (2018). Transforming child welfare legislation in Manitoba. Opportunities to improve outcomes for children and youth. Report of the legislative review committee.
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Transforming Child Welfare in Manitoba (gov.mb.ca) |
| Hughes, Ted. (2014). The legacy of Phoenix Sinclair. Achieving the best for all our children. Commission of Inquiry into the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Phoenix Sinclair.
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Inquiry into the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Phoenix Sinclair (phoenixsinclairinquiry.ca) |
| Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth. (2016). So much left to do: Status report on the 62 recommendations from the Phoenix Sinclair inquiry.
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18% Done: Status Report on the Recommendations Made in the Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry (manitobaadvocate.ca)
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| Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth. (2021). Still waiting. Investigating child maltreatment after the Phoenix Sinclair inquiry.
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Untitled (manitobaadvocate.ca) |
| Parliament of Canada. (2020). An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis children, youth and families.
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Government Bill (House of Commons) C-92 (42-1) – Royal Assent – An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families – Parliament of Canada |
| Aboriginal Justice Implementation Commission. (1999). Report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba. Volume I. Chapter 14 – Child Welfare.
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CHILD WELFARE (ajic.mb.ca) |
What is Reconciliation?
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| Tamarack Institute. Introduction to Reconciliation. | WEBINAR | Introduction to Reconciliation (tamarackcommunity.ca)
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| What is Reconciliation. (March 30, 2015). Uploaded by First Nations Caring Society.
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What Is Reconciliation – YouTube
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| Truth and Reconciliation. (June 7, 2017). Peter Wall Institute for Advance Studies.
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Truth and Reconciliation – YouTube
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| Switzer, Maurice. (June 21, 2018). Reconciliation: beyond Canada 150. Canadian Race Relations Foundation.
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Webinars – Reconciliation: Beyond Canada 150 (crrf-fcrr.ca) |
Moving Forward with Reconciliation
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| BC Patient Safety & Quality Council. (2016). Learning and advancing the recommendations of the truth and reconciliation commission with Shelley Joseph.
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Webinar 2: Learning and Advancing the Recommendations of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission with Shelley Joseph / BC Patient Safety & Quality Council (bcpsqc.ca)
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| Belong Forum with Senator Murry Sinclair. September 6, 2018. Uploaded by Dalhousie University. | Belong Forum with Senator Murray Sinclair | Dalhousie University – YouTube
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| Blackstock, Cindy (February 20, 2020). Spirit Bear’s guide to reconciliation. Indigenous Cultural Safety Collaborative Learning Series.
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Spirit Bear’s Guide to Reconciliation — National Indigenous Cultural Safety Learning Series (icscollaborative.com) |
| Canadian Race Relations Foundation. Implementing reconciliation.
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Webinars – Implementing Reconciliation (crrf-fcrr.ca)
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| CMAS. Walking together in reconciliation with Elder Brenda Mason and Lori Huston
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Webinar: Walking Together in Reconciliation with Elder Brenda Mason & Lori Huston (vimeo.com)
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| Conservation through reconciliation partnership. Virtual Campfire Series. Upcoming and Past Webinars.
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Virtual Campfire Series — CRP Website (conservation-reconciliation.ca) |
| Having, Kristen and Byers, Lisa. (2019). Truth, reconciliation and social work: A critical pathway to social justice and anti-oppressive practice. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics. Volume 16, Number 2.
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70-Truth-reconciliation-social-work-16-2-Fall-2019-JSWVE.pdf |
| Joseph, Bob. (2015). 21 Things you may not know about the Indian Act: Helping Canadians make reconciliation with Indigenous peoples a reality.
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21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation With Indigen…, Book by Bob Joseph (Paperback) | www.chapters.indigo.ca
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| Joseph, Bob. (2019). Indigenous relations. Insights, tips & suggestions to make reconciliation a reality.
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Indigenous Relations: Insights, Tips & Suggestions To Make Reconciliation A Reality, Book by Bob Joseph (Paperback) | www.chapters.indigo.ca
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| Kairos. Reflecting together. A call to reconcile workshop. | Reflecting Together: A Call to Reconcile Workshop (pdf) (2015) – KAIROS Canada
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| Lamoureux, Kevin. (January 3, 2020). Truth and Reconciliation. University of Winnipeg. Uploaded by Tedx Talks. | Truth and Reconciliation | Kevin Lamoureux | TEDxUniversityofWinnipeg – YouTube
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| Manuel, Arthur and Grand Chief Derrickson, Ronald. 2017. The reconciliation manifesto. Recovering the Land and rebuilding the economy. | The Reconciliation Manifesto: Recovering the Land, Rebuilding the Economy, Book by Arthur Manuel (Paperback) | www.chapters.indigo.ca
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| Murray Sinclair on moving reconciliation forward in Canada. (June 22, 2021). Uploaded by CBC News: the National.
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Murray Sinclair on moving reconciliation forward in Canada – YouTube |
| Murray Sinclair. Is there a traditional perspective of truth and reconciliation? (April 11, 2011). Uploaded by University of Manitoba.
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Is there a traditional perspective of Truth and Reconciliation? – YouTube |
| Reconciliation and Social Work and Social Service Work Practice. (August 14, 2019). Uploaded by Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.
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Reconciliation and Social Work and Social Service Work Practice – YouTube |
| Reconciliation Canada. Kitchen Table Guide for Reconciliation dialogue.
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KTD-Guide_dec2016.pdf (reconciliationcanada.ca) |
| Reconciliation Canada. Reconciliation Dialogue Workshops
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Reconciliation Dialogue Workshops | Reconciliation Canada |
| Senator Murray Sinclair. The truth is hard. Reconciliation is harder. (October 27, 2017). Uploaded by Policy Alternatives.
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Senator Murray Sinclair: The truth is hard. Reconciliation is harder. – YouTube
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| The Canadian Race Relations Foundation and Vancouver School of Theology. Spirit of Reconciliation. A multi-faith resource.
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Spirit-of-Reconciliation-final-WEB-all.pdf (crrf-fcrr.ca) |
Reconciliation Education
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| Assembly of First Nations. (2017). Its our Time: Plain Talk. | https://education.afn.ca/afntoolkit/learning-modules/ |
| Facing History and Ourselves. (2015). Stolen Lives: Indigenous People sand Residential Schools. | https://www.facinghistory.org/stolen-lives-indigenous-peoples-canada-and-indian-residential-schools |
| Government of Manitoba. From Apology to Reconciliation: Residential School Survivors. A Guide for Grades 9 and 11 Social Studies Teachers in Manitoba.
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From Apology to Reconciliation | Manitoba Education (gov.mb.ca) |
| Indigenous Reconciliation Group | The IRG – Education for reconciliation (the-irg.ca)
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| Reconciliation Education | Reconciliation Education – Official Distributor of 4 Seasons of Reconciliation
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| The National Centre for Collaboration in Indigenous Education
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Reconciliation and NCCIE – NCCIE |
| Indigenous Cultural Safety Collaborative Learning Series. National Indigenous Cultural Safety Webinars.
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Webinars — National Indigenous Cultural Safety Learning Series (icscollaborative.com) |