Purpose: To have you critically consider reconciliation in Canada by exploring the following…

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Purpose: To have you critically consider reconciliation in Canada by exploring the following

questions – you should reflect back on concepts introduced in class that intersect with the

ideas in this exploration.  For the assignment you are to answer ONE of the three sets of questions; see below

To assist you with your assignment:

Courtesy   of Wilton Littlechild: On Truth and Reconciliation

https://sttpcanada.ctf-fce.ca/lessons/wilton-littlechild/activities/

The   goals of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRCC),         established on

June 1, 2008, include documenting and promoting the extent and impact of residential school

experiences; providing a safe setting for former students to share their stories; and producing a

report for the federal government on the legacy of the residential school system. The TRC’s

mandate ended in June 2015. http://trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf

Visit the 3 rd floor space, charting the history of residential schools here.

Have         a look at two books on reserve at the Library:

Reconciliation & the Way Forward: Collected Essays and Personal Reflections ; and

Speaking My Truth: Reflections on Reconciliation & Residential School

1) Questions addressing the history and legacy of residential schools:

1) If you were writing an entry for a dictionary, how would you define the word TRUTH.

2) It took over 100 years for the Canadian government to recognize the consequences of the

Residential Schools. Why did it take so long for the truth to be recognized?

3)  Do you know, or have you met, a Residential School survivor? If so, how did their story impact you?

4) In discovering the hidden truth about Residential Schools in Canada, what is your most

important learning of the day?

2) Questions addressing reconciliation and what it means:

1) When you think of what you’ve learned, do you think reconciliation is sufficient to address the injustices suffered by Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples?

2) Why do you think reconciliation is an important next step after learning the truth about Indian Residential Schools?

3)  In discovering more about reconciliation as the primary goal of the Truth and Reconciliation

Commission of Canada, what is your most important learning?

3) Questions addressing hope for change for the future:

1. As one INDIVIDUAL person, what actions can you take to support the ongoing process of

reconciliation?

2. As a CLASSROOM or school, what collaborative actions can you take to support the ongoing

process of reconciliation?

3. If you had to reach out to your COMMUNITY, what could you do to increase public knowledge of the injustices brought on to Aboriginal People in Canada?

4. If you could send a message to our Government, knowing they made an apology in 2008, what would that message say?

Format: 3-4 pages + title page + a reference page. Double spaced; 12 pt times roman font; 1”

margins.  Add a title page with the course name & code; your name & student number;  a

proper reference page. Please Staple Your Assignment. Keep an electronic copy of your work.

Using ASA Referencing of Online Sources :

In-Text Citations: If the author’s name is mentioned in your sentence, use a parenthetical reference to show the year of publication at the end of the sentence.

Example: …Welch contends that this is not the case (1991).

If the author’s name is not mentioned in your sentence, it should be included along with the year of publication within parentheses.

Example: …but it has been argued that this was not the case (Welch 1991).

Reference Page Format: Corporate Name or Author Name or Last Name, First Name of of Author. Date of Pub. “Title.” Retrieved Month Day, Year (URL).

Sample Citation: Bird Studies Canada. 2004. “Avibase: The World Bird Database.” Retrieved July 15, 2005 (http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp?pg= home&lang=EN).

http://www.queensu.ca/sociology/about-us/style-and-reference-guide