The Atlohsa and Deshkan Ziibiing community groups will host two events Saturday to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the the Western Fair Agriplex.
While it is important to take the day to reflect, Atlhosa housing and healing services director Andrea Jibb said the organization is looking to hold events throughout the year.
“I think our goal is for those discussions to continue happening,” Gibb said. “We’re now spreading the events out over the calendar year… so people can look for events throughout the year that are helping to raise awareness and discussion around some of the issues affecting Indigenous people.” Gibb added that Atlohsa also has a section on its website where people can further educate themselves called“People can kind of scroll through and check out some of the different questions for how to engage with the Indigenous community, or if people have questions about various things, such as what is a powwow? What is smudging? What is it like to come to these events? What can someone expect? Because ultimately building relationships is, I think, very key to truth and reconciliation.
Joel Abram, Grand Chief of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians, says reflecting on the root causes that led to things like residential schools and the ’60s scoop, such as racism and discrimination, is key to making sure history does not repeat itself.He also touched on some of the longstanding cultural impacts, including the loss of language.
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