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Mayor Jim Watson read an official Statement of Reconciliation on behalf of the City at a Council meeting on March 28, 2018.
The statement was a response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which was established in 2008 to contribute to truth, healing and reconciliation[1] by exploring the impact of the Indian Residential School system on Canada’s First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. In 2015, the Commission released its report and 94 Calls to Action, which included specific actions for municipalities, as well as for other levels of government, the private sector and Canadians as a whole.
The Statement of Reconciliation is as follows:
Ottawa City Council recognizes the significance of the undertaking of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission with the release of the TRC's final report and its recommendations. It took many decades of advocacy by residential school survivors to establish the Commission, and the several years of gathering testimony, evidence and developing recommendations have been a difficult and exhausting process for survivors and Commissioners alike.
We recognize the deep and lasting traumatic impact that Canada's Indian Residential Schools had on individuals, their families, and communities both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal. The history of these schools is one of pain and gross injustice that requires us all to make ongoing and concerted efforts to learn the truth about residential schools, acknowledge this history and its modern legacies in our cities and begin a shared journey of reconciliation.
Many Aboriginal people now living in Canada's largest cities continue to grapple with the most severe consequences of the intergenerational trauma caused by residential schools - but we are committed to supporting and delivering real change, working together with Aboriginal leaders.
Today we declare that we stand with Canada’s big city mayors and with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, and commit ourselves to learning from the lessons of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and taking action to ensure the needs and aspirations of Aboriginal people are fully acknowledged in policy, and in the great cities we seek to build.
We stand together today in committing to a new equal partnership with Aboriginal people in Canada; one based on truth, dignity, and mutual respect.
Council approved a plan to address the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action in February and the Statement is a step towards reaffirming the commitment to reconciliation and foster stronger and deeper relationships with Indigenous peoples. This will build on the work of the Aboriginal Working Committee, a formal partnership between the City and urban Aboriginal service partners and other public sector partners to build relationships with, and address the service needs of urban Aboriginal communities in Ottawa.
Reconciliation is a journey. Relationships, trust and mutual understanding must direct our actions to ensure the needs and aspirations of Indigenous people are fully acknowledged in policy and in the great city we seek to build.
[1] Truth and Reconciliation Commission Website: retrieved Oct 21, 2016 http://www.trc.ca/websites/trcinstitution/index.php?p=7
For more information on City programs and services, visit ottawa.ca or call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401). You can also connect with us through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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The statement was a response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which was established in 2008 to contribute to truth, healing and reconciliation[1] by exploring the impact of the Indian Residential School system on Canada’s First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. In 2015, the Commission released its report and 94 Calls to Action, which included specific actions for municipalities, as well as for other levels of government, the private sector and Canadians as a whole.
The Statement of Reconciliation is as follows:
Ottawa City Council recognizes the significance of the undertaking of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission with the release of the TRC's final report and its recommendations. It took many decades of advocacy by residential school survivors to establish the Commission, and the several years of gathering testimony, evidence and developing recommendations have been a difficult and exhausting process for survivors and Commissioners alike.
We recognize the deep and lasting traumatic impact that Canada's Indian Residential Schools had on individuals, their families, and communities both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal. The history of these schools is one of pain and gross injustice that requires us all to make ongoing and concerted efforts to learn the truth about residential schools, acknowledge this history and its modern legacies in our cities and begin a shared journey of reconciliation.
Many Aboriginal people now living in Canada's largest cities continue to grapple with the most severe consequences of the intergenerational trauma caused by residential schools - but we are committed to supporting and delivering real change, working together with Aboriginal leaders.
Today we declare that we stand with Canada’s big city mayors and with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, and commit ourselves to learning from the lessons of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and taking action to ensure the needs and aspirations of Aboriginal people are fully acknowledged in policy, and in the great cities we seek to build.
We stand together today in committing to a new equal partnership with Aboriginal people in Canada; one based on truth, dignity, and mutual respect.
Council approved a plan to address the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action in February and the Statement is a step towards reaffirming the commitment to reconciliation and foster stronger and deeper relationships with Indigenous peoples. This will build on the work of the Aboriginal Working Committee, a formal partnership between the City and urban Aboriginal service partners and other public sector partners to build relationships with, and address the service needs of urban Aboriginal communities in Ottawa.
Reconciliation is a journey. Relationships, trust and mutual understanding must direct our actions to ensure the needs and aspirations of Indigenous people are fully acknowledged in policy and in the great city we seek to build.
[1] Truth and Reconciliation Commission Website: retrieved Oct 21, 2016 http://www.trc.ca/websites/trcinstitution/index.php?p=7
For more information on City programs and services, visit ottawa.ca or call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401). You can also connect with us through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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