Truth and Reconciliation Commission

National Association of Friendship Centres Responds to Federal Economic Statement: An Economy that Works for Everyone must include Urban Indigenous People

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023
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However, Friendship Centres stand ready to be an effective partner with a clear vision for the well-being of communities that we serve.

Key Points: 
  • However, Friendship Centres stand ready to be an effective partner with a clear vision for the well-being of communities that we serve.
  • Of the billions of dollars announced and recorded, there remains only one federal program that specifically supports urban Indigenous programming and it sunsets in 2025.
  • Within urban spaces, Friendship Centres are the most robust and expansive service providers that can respond to the need to address the social, economic, cultural and marginalization of Indigenous people.
  • It is essential to understand that supporting Friendship Centres is an investment with tangible economic and social returns.

Tennis and apartheid: how a South African teenager was denied his dream of playing at Wimbledon

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Friday, July 7, 2023
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But in 1971 an 18-year-old university student, Hoosen Bobat from Durban, was excluded from achieving his dream of becoming the first black South African to play in the Wimbledon men’s junior tournament.

Key Points: 
  • But in 1971 an 18-year-old university student, Hoosen Bobat from Durban, was excluded from achieving his dream of becoming the first black South African to play in the Wimbledon men’s junior tournament.
  • This was due to apartheid, and the collusion of the all-white tennis union in South Africa and the International Lawn Tennis Federation, with Wimbledon toeing the line.
  • My book documents the historic 1971 first international tour by a squad of black South Africans who played tennis under the auspices of the non-racial Southern African Lawn Tennis Union.
  • In 1973, the union was a founding affiliate of the South African Council on Sport, which popularised the slogan
    No normal sport in an abnormal society.

The issues

    • In the book I cover three issues.
    • In 1971 South Africa was a racist, segregated and repressive society, based on white supremacy and privilege and black subjugation.
    • Thirdly, the book demonstrates the collusion between the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the white South African tennis body.

The arguments

    • I make five main arguments.
    • One is that, since democracy in 1994, there has been no fitting recognition, symbolic or material, of outstanding apartheid-era non-racial tennis players.
    • Certainly, there is less self-organisation of the kind that harnessed limited economic and social capital in black communities to ensure non-racial tennis.
    • The commercial media linked to big business were also complicit, devoting print copy and airtime principally to white sports.

Class, racism and patriarchy

    • Opportunities in tennis were profoundly shaped by class, racism, patriarchy and other factors.
    • There were no “Black” South African players chosen because of a debatable notion of “merit” used by the Southern African Lawn Tennis Union.
    • And the tour was an exclusively male affair even though there were outstanding women tennis players and well-established women’s tournaments.

Truth and justice

    • Only the truth can put the past to rest.
    • We can now deal with our past, establish the truth which has so long been denied us, and lay the basis for genuine reconciliation.

Four Canadian journalists recognized for championing Indigenous journalism, and telling truth, about long-standing systemic injustices

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Sunday, April 16, 2023
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"Each of these journalists have, in their own ways, been trailblazers," said CAJ president Brent Jolly in presenting the awards earlier this evening at the Wall Centre in downtown Vancouver.

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  • "Each of these journalists have, in their own ways, been trailblazers," said CAJ president Brent Jolly in presenting the awards earlier this evening at the Wall Centre in downtown Vancouver.
  • "They are bold visionaries who have shown how relationships based on understanding are more productive than those based on prejudice.
  • The Canadian Association of Journalists is a professional organization with over 1300 members across Canada.
  • The CAJ's primary roles are public-interest advocacy work and professional development for its members.

Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet Artistic Director & CEO Stepping Down

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Thursday, February 23, 2023
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WINNIPEG, MB, Feb. 23, 2023 /CNW/ - On behalf of the Board of Directors, Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet chair Don Leitch is pleased to announce Artistic Director & CEO André Lewis, O.M.

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  • WINNIPEG, MB, Feb. 23, 2023 /CNW/ - On behalf of the Board of Directors, Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet chair Don Leitch is pleased to announce Artistic Director & CEO André Lewis, O.M.
  • They anticipate announcing a new Executive Director by the end of June 2023 and a new Artistic Director in 2024.
  • On his retirement from dance in 1989, he was welcomed into the position of Associate Artistic Director prior to becoming Artistic Director in 1996.
  • In 2018, Lewis was also appointed to CEO of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and has held the dual role ever since.

Indigenous Watchdog Calls Out the Federal Government for Lack of Progress on the TRC "Missing Children and Burial Information" Calls to Action

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Monday, June 7, 2021
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TORONTO, June 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Indigenous Watchdog tracks and reports on how reconciliation is progressing in Canada across all 94 Calls to Action.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, June 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Indigenous Watchdog tracks and reports on how reconciliation is progressing in Canada across all 94 Calls to Action.
  • The official government of Canada website "Delivering on Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action" was last updated on Sept. 5, 2019 - almost two years ago.
  • Three of the Six Calls to Action dedicated exclusively to "Missing Children and Burial Information" have not even started - 6 years after the release of the TRC Summary Report in June 2015.
  • For the current status of all six Missing Children and Burial Information Calls to Action, see:

Statement by the Prime Minister on the fifth anniversary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020
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OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 15, 2020 /CNW/ -The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement to mark the fifth anniversary of the release of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada:

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 15, 2020 /CNW/ -The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement to mark the fifth anniversary of the release of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada:
    "Five years ago today, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its final report.
  • "The report is an appeal to mobilize all orders of government, as well as organizations and individuals, to make concrete changes in Canadian society.
  • It lists 94 Calls to Action to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of reconciliation in Canada.
  • We will continue to work in partnership with Indigenous peoples, provinces, and territories to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action.

Honouring Indigenous History Month and the anniversary of the TRC Calls to Action

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Monday, June 1, 2020
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This month also marks the 5th anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) Calls to Action , the formation of which is a direct result of the courage and resilience of residential school survivors.

Key Points: 
  • This month also marks the 5th anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) Calls to Action , the formation of which is a direct result of the courage and resilience of residential school survivors.
  • Chief Commissioner Celeste Haldane states, the Calls to Action are a pathway to shared responsibility of critical change in Canada.
  • The TRC final report and Calls to Action address the history, injustices and lasting impacts of the Canadian Indian Residential school system.
  • In celebration of Indigenous History Month and the anniversary of the TRC work, each day in June, we will highlight Calls to Action through social media.

Western Washington Catholics Call on Archbishop to Help Form a Truth and Reconciliation Process

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
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A broad-based group of Catholics in Western Washington has called upon Archbishop Paul D. Etienne to join them in forming a Truth and Reconciliation process to heal the damage done here by the clergy abuse scandal.

Key Points: 
  • A broad-based group of Catholics in Western Washington has called upon Archbishop Paul D. Etienne to join them in forming a Truth and Reconciliation process to heal the damage done here by the clergy abuse scandal.
  • The group, working under the title Heal Our Church , believes a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) formed and led by lay Catholics should conduct the process.
  • Added member Mike Sullivan, Catholics around the nation and here in Western Washington recognize that the Bishops and clergy cant police themselves.
  • A Truth and Reconciliation process in the Seattle Archdiocese would align well with recent declarations by Pope Francis.

Response to Federal Government Statement

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Wednesday, June 5, 2019
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GATINEAU, QC, June 4, 2019 This is an important moment in the Truth and Reconciliation journey.

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  • GATINEAU, QC, June 4, 2019 This is an important moment in the Truth and Reconciliation journey.
  • The acceptance of our findings of fact by the federal government, especially our finding of genocide, is an acceptance of the truths shared by families and survivors.
  • They no longer need to convince others that genocide is a part of Canadian history.

PPSC Deskbook updated with Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations

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Friday, May 17, 2019
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OTTAWA, May 17, 2019 /CNW/ -The Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) announced changes today to the "Decision to Prosecute" chapter of the PPSC Deskbook in response to recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, May 17, 2019 /CNW/ -The Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) announced changes today to the "Decision to Prosecute" chapter of the PPSC Deskbook in response to recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
  • The PPSC Deskbook sets standards of conduct for federal prosecutors to ensure the objectivity, fairness, transparency, and consistency of prosecutions through a compilation of directives and guidelines.
  • The PPSC's National Committee on the Interaction of Indigenous Peoples with the Criminal Justice System is reviewing the PPSC Deskbook to incorporate Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations.
  • The PPSC is also responsible for providing prosecution-related advice to law enforcement agencies across Canada.