ZOOM WEBINAR
Friday October 23, 2026 12 – 1:30 PM CST
Confronting Residential School Denialism
Speaker: Dr. Sean Carleton
University of Manitoba, Associate Professor, History and Indigenous Studies
$25 for single registration and $50 for group registration (maximum of 3 people).
Boys harvesting carrots at the Brandon Indian Residential School (1902)
Source: The Nor-West Farmer, 5 July 1902, page 591.
Used with permission from the Manitoba Historical Society Archives.
The website of the Manitoba Historical Society has more photos picturing the Brandon Indian Residential School at this link.
What we do
The aim of Circles for Reconciliation is to establish trusting, meaningful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples as part of the 94 Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
The means to achieve this is the creation of small gatherings of an equal number of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in discussion circles.
Every Circle needs five Indigenous and five non-Indigenous participants. Relationships are built by equal voices.
How we do it
- Each group of ten participants, led by two trained facilitators, meets weekly or biweekly for seven gatherings 90 minutes in length.
- These seven meetings allow for the beginnings of respectful relationships, which the TRC stresses is the basis of reconciliation.
- The participants sit in a circle, providing greater opportunities for sharing and being respectful of traditional Indigenous values and customs.
- Themes for each Circle continue to be developed and, where necessary, are being adapted to different Indigenous customs and practices across Canada.