The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Introduction
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was a commission commenced in 2008-2015 with the appointment of three commissioners; Justice Harry Laforme, lawyer Jane Brewin Moyley and Claudette Dumont-Smith to offer directly and indirectly those affected by the legacy of the Indian Residential Schools System with an opportunity to share their experiences. The aim of the truth and reconciliation commission of Canada is not to define the fault or faultless but to build chronological description of the residential schools, help heal the people and inspire the appeasement between aboriginals and non-aboriginals Canadians.
The relationship between Canadian’s aboriginal and non-aboriginal’s population has never been an equal one. The government established the truth and reconciliation commission to educate all Canadians about the residential school system and its effects through which the process of healing and reconciliation evolved.
Following the release of the truth and reconciliation commission’s 94 calls to action, the governments and other organization started taking on new policies and plans with the goal of mending the broken relationship between aboriginals and non-aboriginal’s communities.
Given the long history of broken promises and false hopes, it remains difficult for many aboriginal’s communities to trust that meaningful will occur, however on call to action related to education, the government is working with the council of ministers of education to enhance knowledge and awareness of teachers, students and school leaders on history and culture of aboriginals.
Also, the indigenous services Canada is working with First Nations partners to transform First Nations elementary and secondary education on reserve, which will include
new funding formulas and enhanced languages and culture investments to meet the specific needs of indigenous students.
Conclusion
Reconciliation in this context is not just about acknowledgement that residential schools occurred and caused harm. Rather it calls upon Canadians to recognize the ideas and structures that created the residential schools. In creation of a better society, its important Canadians to remember the tragic legacy of residential schools and to acknowledge that it’s not just moving to a brighter future its moving away from a dark past and present cultural genocide and oppression of aboriginal people