Reconciliation In Action

We want to hear about your story of reconciliation and your call to action. Share your story. Read about the actions of others.

• Painting a more welcoming community

  Arts, Language and Culture
  Treaty 6

  Reconciliation Nipawin is proud of the project as a good example of how a community can collaborate and support Indigenous artistry.

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• Bert Fox Community High School

  Education
  Treaty 4

  A new room was created at the school for all students to learn about and to authentically engage in Indigenous practices.

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• Treaty Land Sharing Network

  Environment, UNDRIP and commitments to Reconciliation
  Saskatchewan

  "It is the people that will lead Treaty implementation, and that's what we see with the TLSN."

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• Reading Reclaiming Power and Place

  Justice
  Saskatoon

  "It was important for us to read for meaning, for understanding, and to try to integrate our learnings.  We weren’t going for speed, but for depth."

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• OTC and Newcomers

  Newcomers
  Saskatoon View Details
• Town of Devon Reconciliation

  Language and Culture
  Treaty 6 View Details
• Silton embraces Orange Shirt Day

  Youth, Commemoration of History
  Treaty 4 View Details
• Flying Dust

  Business
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• Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan

  Language and Culture
  Saskatoon

  Join Reconciliation Saskatoon and start making connections with other organizations, residential/60s scoop survivors and Indigenous leaders

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• Indigenous Veterans Initiative

  UNDRIP and commitments to Reconciliation, Commemoration of History
  Saskatchewan View Details
• OTC Youth in Service

  Youth
  Saskatchewan View Details
• Reasonable Doubt

  Arts
  Saskatchewan View Details
• Aboriginal Storytelling Month at Saskatoon Public Library

  Education, Language and Culture
  Saskatoon View Details
• Evaluating the impact of Reconciliation

  Education, UNDRIP and commitments to Reconciliation
  Saskatchewan View Details
• Connecting Elders and Youth

  Commemoration of History
  Saskatchewan

  Several long-term projects come to fruition, including a Wisdom Weekend for youth and the launch of posâkanacîweyiniwak: nitaskînân (The Touchwood Hills People: Our Land), a collaborative book.

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• Des Nedhe Development

  Business
  Saskatchewan

  I look at Economic Reconciliation as new opportunities with companies that historically weren’t involved in Indigenous economic development.

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• Making connections for Reconciliation

  Education, Youth
  Treaty 6

  “It was before the language of Reconciliation was being used a whole bunch, but it is what we are doing,”

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• Students describe importance of Treaty 6 medal installation

  Education, Commemoration of History
  Saskatoon

  See Madeline Laframboise and Olivia Maurice's valuable message.

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• Inclusivity Report: Reconciliation and Diversity at the WDM

  Museums, Libraries, Archives
  Saskatchewan

  “We want to share and showcase voices that have not had space in the museum previously.”

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• Misty Ventures

  Business
  Treaty 6 View Details
• Creating a new map

  Commemoration of History
  

  “No one had ever put together a map of the province that at the same time shows governance systems within the province: by Treaty, by community, and by municipal boundaries, yet this is the most valuable and accurate reference tool for all of us."

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• Unitarians' community-wide Reconciliation journey

  Faith and Spirituality
  Saskatoon

  “We want to have something for everyone, because everyone is starting at various points. Some people are much further down this path than others."

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• MCC podcast features Reconciliation conversations

  Education, Faith and Spirituality
  Saskatchewan

  Reconcile. Everyday Conversations.

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• Working towards Reconciliation in Corrections

  Justice
  Saskatchewan

  “There is no doubt Reconciliation needs to be top of mind,” said Fred Tarr, Director of First Nations and Métis Services for the Ministry.

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• Being a ConnectR

  Youth, Professional Development
  Saskatchewan

  The journey of Reconciliation is not an easy one. ConnectR is there to help

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• Elbow SK working towards Reconciliation

  Education, Business, UNDRIP and commitments to Reconciliation, Professional Development
  Treaty 6

  “For a town of 300 people, who doesn’t have a ton of resources, we are definitely trying to open up and break down some barriers."

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• Girl Guides in Saskatchewan starting Reconciliation journey

  Youth
  Saskatchewan

  “We’re trying to show that Girl Guides is for everyone,” said Megan Van Buskirk, Deputy Provincial Commissioner with the organization.

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• Reconciliation Regina Community Champion Updates

  Education
  Saskatoon View Details
• Teaching Treaties in the Classroom

  Education
  Saskatchewan

  Teaching Treaties in the Classroom workshops

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• École St. Gerard School Reconciliation journey

  Education, Youth
  Saskatoon View Details
• Students enter Orange Shirt Day project to national contest

  Education, Youth
  Treaty 4 View Details
• Storming the capital in the name of Reconciliation

  Youth, Sports
  Saskatoon View Details
• Indigenous Veterans

  Language and Culture
  Regina

  “They didn’t have to go, but they went because they felt it was important to stand with their fellow Canadians," Solomon Ratt

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• Impossible to Possible: Running for Reconciliation

  Sports, Youth
  Saskatchewan

  Before the run kicked off, the Impossible to Possible team was introduced and residential school survivors were honoured with grandmother doll

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• Vet students recognize Orange Shirt Day

  Professional Development, Education, Youth
  Saskatoon View Details
• SEDA aims to implement TRC calls to action

  Business, Professional Development
  Saskatchewan

  SEDA encourages communities and organizations across the province to read the TRC Calls to Action and discuss how they can support them locally and regionally.

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• Office of the Treaty Commissioner: Statement on Canada 150

  Commemoration of History
  Saskatchewan

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• Reconciliation Saskatoon

  Education, Environment, Business, Museums, Libraries, Archives, Media
  Saskatoon View Details
• Creating a place to talk about Indigenous spirituality

  Education, Faith and Spirituality
  Saskatoon View Details
• Reconciliation underway at University of Saskatchewan

  Education
  Saskatoon

  “This work 15 years ago was a real struggle and now we can’t keep up with the demand,” said Candace Wasacase-Lafferty, Director, Aboriginal Initiatives at U of S.

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• Bringing Reconciliation to college

  Education
  Treaty 6

  “There was definitely interest in the college to learn more about Indigenous community, culture, history,” Robin Bendig, program coordinator said.

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• Indigenous information starts newcomers on path to Reconciliation

  Newcomers
  Saskatoon

  Bodnaryk works with the Office of the Treaty Commissioner Speakers’ Bureau to have someone come and talk about First Nations culture, the treaties signed in Saskatchewan, and the role of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

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• Multicultural New Year Celebration

  Language and Culture, Newcomers
  Treaty 6

  Muskeg Lake Cree Nation join in Saskatoon 2017 Chinese New Year Celebration Gala

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• Big Brothers, Big Sisters undertakes reconciliation

  Youth, Professional Development, Child Welfare
  Saskatchewan View Details
• In Flanders Fields - Cree Translation

  Commemoration of History
  Saskatchewan

  The famous First World War poem translated and spoken in Cree by Dolores Sand

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• Day of Prayer for Reconciliation Healing

  Education, Faith and Spirituality
  Saskatoon

  “Our Board of Education, staff and students are deeply invested in answering the calls to action"

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• Media and Reconciliation Conference

  Media
  Saskatoon View Details
• Every Child Matters - Howard Coad 7/8's Orange Shirt Day

  Education
  Saskatoon

  The grade 7/8 class at Howard Coad School wanted to do their part to honour the Indigenous children of Residential Schools.

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• Indigenous Neighbours Program part of reconciliation path

  Justice, Commemoration of History
  Treaty 6 View Details
• Orange Shirt Day

  Youth, Commemoration of History
  Saskatchewan View Details
• Educators find and share cultural education plans

  Education
  Saskatchewan View Details
• Indigenous and Chinese Cultures Meet

  Language and Culture, Newcomers
  Treaty 6 View Details
• All Nations Healing Hospital boasts holistic health care model

  Health
  Treaty 4

  A step towards reconciliation is happening for First Nations communities in Fort Qu’Appelle and surrounding areas as they have been benefiting from a holistic health care model.

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• Broken Knife’s Lookout – Nation to Nation Reconciliation

  Commemoration of History
  Treaty 6

  One of the objectives of the monument and the reconciliation on June 29 was, according to Tsuut’ina elder Bruce Starlight, “to bring peace to the memory and spirit of Broken Knife, so that he can be openly talked about and this story shared."

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• Saskatoon Declares Year of Reconciliation

  UNDRIP and commitments to Reconciliation
  Saskatoon View Details
• Good news on SK treaty education

  Education
  Saskatchewan View Details

• Mawe Wicihitowin – Learning from one another to build community

  Language and Culture, Professional Development
  Saskatoon View Details
• Historic MOU signed

  Health
  Treaty 6

  Lac La Ronge Indian Band and its communities requested the MOU, believed to be the first such agreement in Saskatchewan

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• Corporate giant Potash Corp committed to Aboriginal employment & involvement

  Business
  Saskatoon
  Socio-economic

  Leanne Bellagarde, Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Potash Corp says the company is committed to including Aboriginals in every aspects of their operations as this is embedded in the company’s objectives.

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• Unitarian Congregation of Saskatoon talks how reconciliation involves everyone

  Faith and Spirituality
  Saskatoon
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• Finding synergy: New partnership brings Saskatchewan First Nations and business together

  Business
  Saskatoon
  Socio-economic

  With the province’s largest full-service fabricator entering into a partnership with two Saskatchewan First Nations – the OTC wanted to get a better sense of why and talk about how this fits with economic reconciliation.

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• Day of Prayer for Reconciliation first step in long-term plan for Saskatoon Catholic Schools

  Education, Faith and Spirituality
  Saskatoon

  School board developing robust plan to make students, families more active in reconciliation in their community

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• Multimillion dollar Aboriginal-owned company creating sustainable wealth for its communities

  Business
  Treaty 10

  Athabasca Basin Development, a company dedicated to building long-term wealth and investments for indigenous people in Northern Saskatchewan.

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• Bringing the TRC to everyday life: reading the report

  UNDRIP and commitments to Reconciliation
  Saskatoon

  A goal to engage people with the TRC report and a trio of women ends up inspiring others to get out and make a difference by engaging in reconciliation. Have a connection to the report or want to express your understanding of it? Reach out to Engage with the TRC yxe or tell us your story, email reconciliationsk@otc.ca

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• Sask. teen ‘Imagines a reconciled Canada’

  Education, Youth
  Saskatoon

  The Office of the Treaty Commissioner celebrates the work of the National Centre of Truth and Reconciliation and we were excited to hear that a Saskatoon-based student was one of ten winners of a contest looking at Canada through a lens of reconciliation. Here is Christopher Sandford Beck’s story.

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