Call to action #82 Charlotte Lukute

“ we call upon provincial and territorial governments, in collaboration with survivors and their organizations, and other parties to the settlement Agreement, to commission and install a publicly accessible,highly visible,residential schools monument in each capital city to honour and all the children who were lost to their families and communities”We call upon provincial and territorial governments, in collaboration with Survivors and their organizations, and other parties to the Settlement Agreement, to commission and install a publicly accessible, highly visible, Residential Schools Monument in each capital city to honour Survivors and all the children who were lost to their families and communities.”

Definition for reconciliation; Reconciliation is the process of two people or groups in a conflict agreeing to make amends or come to a truce. Reconciliation is also the name of a Catholic sacrament involving the confession of sin.

Reconciliation has no meaning if it is not aimed at achieving equality in life expectancy, education, employment and all the important, measurable areas of disadvantage. Reconciliation is about creating equity and equality, closing this gap and building relationships to do this.

Have you ever heard of the Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) Call to Action #82? Call to Action #82 challenges every province and territory to commission and install a “publicly accessible, highly visible, Residential School National Monument” in every capital city. The monuments are “to honour Residential School Survivors and all the children who were lost to their families and communities.”

Ottawa and provincial and territorial governments must build monuments in capital cities across Canada to honour residential-school survivors and their families, says the director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Speaking to the House of Commons heritage committee Monday, symbols are powerful medicine to bring comfort to survivors and to keep their experiences in front of the nation.

“Canadians need to know the truth and understand what happened in order to foster true reconciliation and healing. Commemoration and education are critical to understand the complicated and difficult history that we share as Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians.

Meanwhile, the City of Edmonton and the Province of Alberta are in agreement that a memorial monument should be installed in the capital city. But as of March 2018, none has been built.
The Indian Residential School Survivor Legacy project, a collaboration between Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre, the Province of Ontario and the City of Toronto, will consist of a "teaching, learning, sharing and healing space" at Nathan Phillips Square outside Toronto City Hall centred around a sculpture.
Ontario has committed $1.5 million over three years; the City of Toronto has committed $500,000. The overall cost of the project is expected to be around $5.2 million, with the remainder being fundraised.

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