SECRET PATH
The actions taken, including official apologies and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, to address the impacts of Residential Schools. Reflect on the significance of apologies and the TRC process, and consider their effects on individuals and communities.
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SECRET PATH Lesson 4 Action and Commitment Purpose: To learn about what has been done to address the legacies of Residential Schools, and to decide what you are going to as well.
Apology How important to you is that people apologize to you when you ve been wronged? What kind of power does an apology have or not have?
Statement of Apology: To Former Students of Indian Residential Schools June 11, 2008 Prime Minister Harper apologized on behalf of the Canadian government for their role in the Residential Schools System
Statement of Apology Canadian Federal Government Apology to First Nations Stephen Harper on behalf of the Canadian Federal Government apologizes to the Survivors of the Indian Residential School System.
Response In your journal or on a piece of Paper: How did the apology make you feel? As a class discuss: Why did the government apologize? Was the apology sincere? Do you think the apology helped anyone?
Truth and Reconciliation Commission The TRC is a component of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. Its mandate is to inform all Canadians about what happened in Indian Residential Schools (IRS). The Commission will document the truth of survivors, families, communities and anyone personally affected by the IRS experience. This includes First Nations, Inuit and M tis former Indian Residential School students, their families, communities, the Churches, former school employees, Government and other Canadians.
What did the TRC do? The TRC is not a criminal tribunal and the Commissioners do not have subpoena powers. The Commission will listen to Survivors and others affected by Residential School by way of Statement Gathering and others truth-sharing processes. Once the truth-sharing process is in place, anyone affected by the residential schools legacy will have the opportunity to share his or her experience with the Commission.
TRC Educating our youth - Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada video on health-related recommendations
TRC Final Report and the Calls to Action The TRC ended its hearings and public events in June 2015 and they also released the 94 Calls to Action The final Report was released in December 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission final report The final report of the Truth and reconciliation Commission says Canada must move from apology to action. Click here for the full story: http://www.cbc.ca/1.3365921 Subscribe to The National to watch more videos here: https://www.youtube.com/user/CBCTheNational?sub_confirmation=1 Voice Your Opinion Connect With Us Online: The National Updates on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenational The National Updates on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBCTheNational The National Updates on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+CBCTheNational The National is CBC Television's flagship news program. Airing seven days a week, the show delivers news, feature documentaries and analysis from some of Canada's leading journalists.
94 Calls to Action In order to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission makes the following calls to action: Can you take out your phone or a chromebook and see if you can find what some of the calls to action are?
The Only Place to Be (39:48 to 41:50) Gord Downie's The Secret Path Gord Downie's The Secret Path and a post-show CBC Arts live panel on the road to reconciliation. Movie length 60 minutes. Panel discussion begins at 59:45. Subscribe to CBC Arts to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/CBCArtsSubscribe On October 22, 1966 near Kenora, Ontario, Chanie Wenjack died when he walking home to the family he was taken from over 400 miles away. Fifty years later, Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie has taken Wenjack's story and turned it into the Secret Path project, including a solo album, a graphic novel and an animated film. Find us at http://bit.ly/CBCArtsWeb CBC Arts on Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCArtsFacebook CBC Arts on Twitter: http://bit.ly/CBCArtsTwitter CBC Arts on Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCArtsInstagram About: CBC Arts is your destination for extraordinary Canadian arts. Whether you're a culture vulture, a working artist, an avid crafter, a compulsive doodler or just a dabbler in the arts, there's something for you here. https://www.youtube.com/CBCArts
Reflection What images or words stand out for you in this song? What do you think the mean? How are you going to respond to Gord and Chanie s story? What might be some next steps for you?
