Write a message for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
This "I am an Ally" message board will remain a permanent feature of聽the Indigenous Initiatives website, and the McGill community is invited to submit messages at any time.聽
I grew up in a white society that controlled the narrative.聽 Very little was taught about the First Peoples of this Land.聽 My education about the First Peoples was started by my parents. My Farther...
Reconciliation to me is a complex ongoing process that must take place on multiple levels, including individual, institutional, and societal. On an individual level, I believe reconciliation...
I often share with history students some of Primo Levi鈥檚 words, which I loosely remember as follows: 鈥渨e lie whenever we speak for another.鈥澛犅燭hese are stark and sombre words, borne of twentieth...
Reconciliation requires an ongoing and respectful dialogue between all members of the community. It will take open minds and a willingness to address topics and stories that may be challenging or...
Before there can be reconciliation there must be truth.聽 My personal pledge of action for Reconciliation must first be to learn the truth by reading and, above all, by listening to Indigenous...
Reconciliation, for me, means that I am genuinely seeking to reach out, understand, and engage with fellow Indigenous community members. I wish the best for them and seek all possible means to...