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