Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconcilliation. Today is to reflect on the horrible treatment of the first nations peoples of Canada, and the legacy it carries today. It's also to reflect on how we can reconcile with the first nations.
Reconciliation can't take place without action, bringing us to the question: "What is reconcilli-action?" For me, reconcilli-action is transformative action from the Canadian government to repare the relationship between Canada and the first nations peoples. This feat seems nearly impossible, considering all the things we have done, such as the resedential school system or the sixties scoop. Luckily, we have the steps we can take laid out by the Truth and Reconcilliation Commision (TRC). The TRC made an investigation into the mistreatment of first nations peoples in Canada, and has came up with 94 calls to action that would help to reconcile, and make up for what Canada has done over the years. The 94 calls to action have been published since 2015, but the Canadian government has only completed 13 over the last 6 years. Additionally, 29 more are in progress. The government has taken plenty of performative action, such as the prime minister taking a knee in light of the 215 children being found in the Kamloops resedential school; but when it comes to actions that will make changes, Canada can do much better. We know what steps it will take, and while many steps can be complicated, more should have been done. We benefit greatly from the legacies of Canada's treatment of the first nations peoples to this day. If reconciliation is a true priority for us, we need to go for transformative over performative actions. We can do better, and we need to do better so we can make up for what Canada has done, and truly reconcile.
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