National Aboriginal Month call to action challenge

“We have described for you a mountain. We have shown you the path to the top. We call upon you to do the climbing.”

We call upon you all to read the 94 Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Upon reading, please think of a way you can contribute to the calls to action on a personal level.

Here are some ideas:

• Commit to host a reconciliation dialogue within your family, work place or community. A guide to facilitate this can be found here: http://reconciliationcanada.ca/staging/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/KTD-Guide_dec2016.pdf
• Commit to attend a cultural event, training session, or learning opportunity with your local Indigenous community
• Advocate for fair and equitable services for First Nations children. Resources to help you with this can be found here: https://fncaringsociety.com/i-am-witness and here https://fncaringsociety.com/7-free-ways-make-difference
• Volunteer your time and/or services to a local Indigenous community event
• Organize a book club with a truth and reconciliation theme. Select books that educate and inform members about the residential school system as well as create a dialogue for reconciliation. Ideas can be found here: http://www.cbc.ca/books/2016/10/a-reconciliation-reading-list-15-must-read-books.html
• Commit to educating a friend or family member who is resistant to understanding
• Host a documentary screening on Indigenous issues such as:
  • Colonization Road (http://www.cbc.ca/firsthand/episodes/colonization-road)
  • 8^th Fire (http://www.cbc.ca/8thfire//2011/11/tv-series-8th-fire.html)
  • Highway of Tears, We Were Children (available on Netflix)
  • Fifth Estate (http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/episodes/)
• Provide a donation to an organization such as:
  • Canadian Roots Exchange
  • Reconciliation Canada (featured stories)

We ask that everyone visit iamcommitted.ca

Complete the survey below and tell us about your personal commitment

• https://goo.gl/forms/Jf5NANlQUicvV5Es1

We will be checking back in with everyone in January 2018 to see how everyone’s commitments are coming along.

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO NEXT

1. Read the 94 calls to action
2. Make a commitment
3. Visit iamcommitted.ca
4. Complete the survey to let us know what your commitment will be