Laurentian University Truth and Reconciliation Taskforce

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    Laurentian University Truth and Reconciliation Report Card (2023)
    (2023-06-12) Laurentian University Truth and Reconciliation Task Force Implementation Committee
    As a broad community consultation that included members of the Laurentian University Native Education Council (LUNEC) and over sixty institutional leads from across the university, the Truth and Reconciliation Task Force (TRTF) was established in the fall of 2018 in direct response to the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. Established in 2021, the Truth and Reconciliation Task Force Implementation Committee (TRTF-IC) is responsible for overseeing the fulfillment of the Task Force’s recommendations. This institutional report card was collectively determined on Sept 30, 2021 by over forty Laurentian University community members on the inaugural National Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada.
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    Laurentian University Truth and Reconciliation Taskforce: Final Report
    (2020-09-23) Laurentian University Truth and Reconciliation Taskforce
    In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) released 92 Calls to Action (4) aimed at government, public institutions and private industry. These Calls to Action seek to address the legacy of harm inflicted on the Indigenous population through the system of Indian Residential Schools. These recommendations seek to advance expressions of reconciliation, and promote social justice and equity for Indigenous peoples in all spheres. According to the TRC, universities and colleges as key educational institutions have a pivotal role in championing reconciliation in society. Laurentian University for its part, has expressed its commitment to "support Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action and will respond by creating a task force to identify priority actions, beginning by offering cultural safety training and opportunities to learn the Anishnaabemowin language to faculty, staff and students". In this report, a number of measures have been identified by the Laurentian University Truth and Reconciliation Taskforce. Laurentian University and the federated universities, its affiliated partners, are strongly encouraged to consider implementing these recommendations.