Restitution:
In the final module, we will continue our exploration on the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, while learning what the implementation of reconciliation in our workplace might evolve into.
Learning Objectives:
Identify what reconciliation is and the expressions it may take.
Examine the possible steps one may take to be a part of the reconciliation movement.
Describe the key elements from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report.
Identify meaningful ways to incorporate reconciliation in the workplace.
Slideshow:
Restitution in Canada
View the following slides before proceeding to the Final Test.
Video:
500 years with Sol Sanderson
View the following video (10:00 mins) before proceeding to the unit readings.
Video:
Connection to the Land
In exploring the theme of restitution there are land-based considerations that naturally arise. In this short clip (00:38 sec.) learn about the deeply-rooted connection to the land from Sturgeon Lake First Nation, SK., Elder, Willie Ermine. The longer version of the documentary film, directed by the Elders from First Nations University of Canada in Saskatchewan, will be available in 2019. In your unit bonus section you can view the Elders’ previous film, Waniska, An Awakening of Indigenous Knowledge.