{"id":42958,"date":"2021-09-29T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/?p=42958"},"modified":"2024-11-04T10:25:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T15:25:30","slug":"truth-reconciliation-in-canada-today-and-everyday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/en\/giving-life\/truth-reconciliation-in-canada-today-and-everyday\/","title":{"rendered":"Truth & Reconciliation in Canada Today and Everyday"},"content":{"rendered":"

This blog post was provided by the Indigenous Perspective Society<\/a><\/h4>\n

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As Indigenous Perspectives Society: Centre of Excellence in Community Education (IPS) observes the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we also express our support and encouragement to others to take time to reflect and honour this very significant day. For many, September 30<\/span>th<\/span> is considered Orange Shirt Day (OSD). OSD was started by Phyllis Webstad of Williams Lake, B.C. in 2013, who said, “Orange Shirt Day is to honour Residential School Survivors and their families and to remember those who never made it.” To learn more about the history of this initiative and more about Phyllis Webstad\u2019s story please visit: <\/span>http:\/\/www.orangeshirtday.org\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

OSD, or National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, is an opportunity for all people to reflect, raise awareness, educate, listen, and learn. It\u2019s a shared opportunity to recognize and support the work that still needs to be done towards acknowledging and advocating for justice for Residential School Survivors. This year, in particular, it is important for us to mourn for the children whose remains have been recovered at Residential School sites throughout Indigenous territories and provinces in Canada. We must also recognize that this process will be ongoing as more children are found and brought home. The day also celebrates and observes the deep resilience and ongoing healing journey of Indigenous families and communities living with the legacy of Residential Schools.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Residential Schools may be one of the strongest examples of the inhuman and genocidal acts of colonization that were carried out during the \u2018settlement\u2019 of North America. That said, the last school did not close until 1996. At IPS we share Indigenous perspectives on Canada\u2019s history through our training workshops and the way that we work together with communities. IPS (formerly named <\/span>Caring for First Nations Children Society<\/span><\/i>) has provided a tailored and unique Aboriginal Social Work program to support those working with Indigenous children and youth in care, for over 20 years. All IPS training programs have grown out of the original purpose of the society, to create safety and improved outcomes for Indigenous children, youth, families and communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

IPS also hosts the <\/span>Indigenous Caregivers of B.C<\/span><\/a>. (ICOBC) program. The ICOBC program provides training, information referral and counseling support for members of foster caregiving communities throughout B.C. This program is another example of how IPS works to help Indigenous children and youth in care and their caregivers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Society’s purpose is to advance education, knowledge and understanding of Indigenous realities and practices with Indigenous Peoples and for individuals and organizations in the public, private and non-profit sectors working with and serving Indigenous Peoples. We do this by creating excellence through training and leadership, to help strengthen lives and build successful relationships in the communities we serve. IPS is accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, (CARF) International for its Aboriginal Social Worker and Reconciliation from Indigenous Perspectives training.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Alongside these training programs, IPS offers a wide range of social enterprise training courses focused on building strong governance, human resource processes, supporting youth development, conflict transformation and restorative justice.\u00a0Our current training areas include:<\/span><\/p>\n