Preparing for National Truth and Reconciliation Day, What Can We Do?

Thank you to those who have attended the streaming of UBC Faculty of Medicine 2022 Commemorative Event for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Orange Shirt Day (https://www.med.ubc.ca/2022-commemorative-event-for-orange-shirt-day-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation/) The recording of the event will be available soon.

If you are looking to educate yourselves in this area, here are some recommendations:

For Love, A documentary where Indigenous people share heartbreaking stories that reveal the injustices inflicted by the Canadian child welfare system: https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/81616321

Indigenous Canada by University of Alberta a free 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores the different histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada. https://www.ualberta.ca/admissions-programs/online-courses/indigenous-canada/index.html

Indigenous Speaker Series by Faculty of Medicine REDI office: https://redi.med.ubc.ca/indigenous-initiatives-speakers-series/ and the recording of the first session: We Are Children of Indian Residential School Survivors: Awakening Our Spirits, Our Purpose & Our Confidence: https://redi.med.ubc.ca/in-honor-and-gratitude-for-all-children-of-indian-residential-school-survivors/

Parts Known & Unknown: Exploring the Borders of Truth, Reconciliation and Redress by Faculty of Medicine REDI office: https://redi.med.ubc.ca/parts-known-unknown-exploring-the-borders-of-truth-reconciliation-and-redress/

All-Day Sacred Fire Ceremony at the xʷcı̓cəsəm Garden at UBC Farm Friday, September 30, 2022 https://www.landfood.ubc.ca/all-day-sacred-fire-ceremony/?login?login

Free course through UBCx: https://www.edx.org/course/reconciliation-through-indigenous-education

Best wishes for you in your journey to knowledge, cultural humility and reconciliation.

Your EDI Committee