Listen to readings that describe the core of Reconciliation Principles: Two excerpts from the TRC final report (pages 6-8 and pages 25-26), comments by Senator Murray Sinclair in an article by Ruth Shead published in UM Today: The Magazine and material from an article by Maggie Hodgson in “From Truth to Reconciliation: Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools”. Full urls for these sources can be found on our website at this link: https://circlesforreconciliation.ca/gathering-theme-reconciliation/

Kéhtéyátis (Elder) Leslie Anderson from Gods Lake Narrows speaks about land and climate change.

Kéhtéyátis (Elder) Clarence Anderson speaks about nature.

Circles for Reconciliation is recognizing the principles in Call To Action #14 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Report – “i. Aboriginal languages are a fundamental and valued element of Canadian culture and society, and there is an urgency to preserve them.” This video is used in the theme presentations in our Sharing Circles. Video editing provided by Austin Apetagon.

Read more about Kéhtéyátis (Elder) Clarence Anderson at this link.