Calls to Action

Consultations on Indigenous education reform (curriculum content, funding)

Commitment to Indigenous education (K-12 curriculum, teacher training)

Denomination schools must teach course on Indigenous spirituality

Establish a National Research Program with multi-year funding

Fund establishment of Indigenous law institutes

Publish legal opinions on scope and extent of Aboriginal and Treaty rights

Adopt “acceptance and burden of proof” principles on Aboriginal claims

Fully adopt and implement UNDRIP as the framework for reconcilation

Develop national action plan and strategies to achieve UNDRIP goals

Government of Canada to develop with Indigenous peoples a Royal Proclamation of Reconciliation

Parties to Settlement Agreement to develop and sign a Covenant of Reconciliation to advance reconciliation

All levels of government to repudiate Doctrine of Discovery and terra nullius

Church Parties to Settlement Agreement to adopt and comply with principles of UNDRIP

Church Parties to Settlement Agreement and Faith groups to repudiate Doctrine of Discovery and terra nullius

Enact legislation to establish a National Council for Reconciliation

Provide multi-year funding to sustain National Council of Reconciliation

Provide Annual Reports on progress towards Reconciliation

Prime Minister to deliver a State of Aboriginal People’s report

Provide education to civil servants on Indigenous issues, history and treaties

Apology from the pope to Catholic Church residential school survivors

Develop ongoing education strategies teach impacts of colonization

Develop and teach curriculum on Aboriginal spirituality, history and culture

Allocate permanent funding for healing, language and reconciliation projects

Federal Government to provide multi-year funding for community-based youth programs

Provide funding for national review of museum policies and best practices

Establish a reconciliation funding program to commemorate Canada 150

Fully adopt and implement UNDRIP, ensure access to records, add resources

Provide funding for national review of archival policies and best practices

Deliver residential school death records to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Develop a National Residential School Death Register

Establish an online registry of residential school cemeteries

Inform families of child’s burial location, determine commemoration ceremonies and reburial

Identify, protect, maintain and commemorate residential school cemeteries

Commit to Indigenous principles and protocols for residential school cemeteries

All archives to collaborate with NCTR on collection of all records

$10M funding for NCTR and $10M for communities for reconciliation

Develop reconciliation framework for Canadian heritage and commemoration

Establish a statutory holiday “National Day for Truth and Reconciliation”

Commission and install a Residential School National Monument in Ottawa

Commission and install a Residential school monument in each capital city

Establish strategies for funding Indigenous reconciliation projects

Restore and increase funding for the CBC to support reconciliation

Aboriginal Peoples TV network to continue supporting reconciliation

Journalism and media schools to offer education programs in Indigenous history, UNDRIP and issues

Provide public education to tell national stories of Indigenous athletes

Ensure long-term Indigenous athlete development and support for North American Indigenous Games

Amend Physical Activity and Sport Act to ensure Indigenous inclusivity

Ensure national sports policies and programs and initiatives are inclusive

Ensure Indigenous territorial protocols are respected for International sporting events

Corporate sector to adopt UNDRIP as a reconciliation framework and apply to policy and operations

Revise information kit for citizenship test with Indigenous content

Replace the Oath of Citizenship with a new oat with Indigenous content