Members of Council's Canada Day Subcommittee, City staff, and Central Walk – presenting Sponsors of Canada Day – crossing the…
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Reconciliation Contribution Program – Opportunity for Victorians to Recognize Lekwungen Lands, Contribute to Nations
Eugene Sam of the Lekwungen Dancers performs at a ceremony in Centennial Square on March 11th.Photo Credit: Kellie Hart. Over…
City Supports Songhees Nation in Treaty Negotiations with Province and Canada
In 2017, the City of Victoria declared a year of reconciliation, adopted the five municipal calls to action from the…
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Reconciliation Grant: The Real Numbers and the Rationale
This past week, the Grumpy Taxpayer$ published a blog post and sent out a newsletter with inaccurate information about the…
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Late September Strawberries, and the Work of Reconciliation
I wrote this poem while picking strawberries, a few days before the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation –…
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South Island First Nation Chiefs: “Please don’t lose sight of the young ones that we are honouring”
July 9 at Songhees Wellness Centre. Top: Chiefs and the rest of us standing with them after they signed and…
Canada Day, 2021, Victoria BC: When Our Neighbours are Suffering It’s Not the Time To Celebrate
Children's shoes, stuffed toys, and 215 orange children's shirts on the steps of the BC Legislature. The shirts were laid…
Statement on the Discovery of the Remains of 215 Children in a Mass Grave at the Kamloops Indian Residential School
Eddy Charlie speaking at Xe Xe Smun' Eem (Sacred Children)-Victoria Orange Shirt Day on September 30 2019, with Kristin Spray.…
Is Victoria A Welcoming City?
This booklet outlines the Welcoming Standard against which Victoria will be measuring itself and the goals we are aiming to…
It’s Our Responsibility As Non-Indigenous People to Show that Reconciliation Is Not Dead
Photo credit: Colin Smith This blog post is being written just as CBC announced that Wet'suwet'en, Canada, and British Columbia…
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