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Running Towards the Truth
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, “The heartbeat of reconciliation is faintly heard.” Yesterday, we shared those words to describe what has come from...

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Oct 1, 20213 min read


Inaugural National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Today marks Canada's inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. For some, a day of grief, and others, a day...

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Sep 30, 20213 min read


How Communities Define Reconciliation
Tansi Nîtôtemtik What does reconciliation mean to you? Based on relationships, community presence, independent and communally learned...

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Sep 29, 20213 min read


Reflections on Reconciliation: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Yesterday we discussed the Supreme Court of Canada’s definition of reconciliation. Today, we will explore how the Truth...

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Sep 28, 20213 min read


Reflections on “Reconciliation”: The Supreme Court of Canada
Tansi Nîtôtemtik As Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation approaches, we at Team ReconciliAction YEG reflect upon what...

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Sep 27, 20214 min read


Reconciliation: a conversation with MP-elect Blake Desjarlais
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, In a federal election that seems to have changed not much at all, perhaps the most consequential change occurred in the...

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Sep 24, 20213 min read


Colonization or Representation? And Other Things I Ask Myself as an Indigenous Voter
(Family photo from 2019 vote and 2021 vote) Voting and Indigenous people go together like moose nose and peanut butter… they don’t. At...

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Sep 23, 20213 min read


Representation of Elected Officials in Government: A Shared Federal Perspective
Tansi Nîtôtemtik Mumilaaq Qaqqaq was the Nunavut NDP MP in the House of Commons, and during her two years as an elected official, she has...

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Sep 22, 20212 min read


Indigenous Voices Conveying Truth: Shaping the Future of Reconciliation in Canada.
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, A record 77 Indigenous candidates ran for elected office in yesterday's federal election. Yes, cheer with us, dear...

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Sep 21, 20212 min read


Federal Election 2021: Are you voting for Reconciliation?
Today is election day. Today eligible voters get to express their preference for who forms the next federal government and shapes the...

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Sep 20, 20213 min read


Meet Team ReconciliACTION YEG 21/22: Amy Durand
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, My name is Amy Durand and I was, and am, honoured to be invited to write for ReconciliACTION YEG this year. As the...

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Sep 17, 20212 min read


Meet Team ReconciliACTION YEG 21/22: Casey Caines
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, My name is Casey Caines, and I am a Cree and Dene woman, mother, and advocate from Fort Nelson First Nations. I was...

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Sep 16, 20213 min read


Meet Team ReconciliACTION YEG 21/22: Gavin Wilkes
Tansi Nîtôtemtik What is in a story? I am Gavin Wilkes, treaty band member of the Liidlii Kue First Nation of Fort Simpson, from the...

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Sep 15, 20212 min read


Meet Team ReconciliACTION YEG 21/22: Amanda Wagar
Tansi Nîtôtemtik My name is Amanda Wagar, and I am the team lead for this year’s ReconciliACTION YEG blog. Yesterday you met Liz England,...

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Sep 14, 20212 min read


Meet Team ReconciliACTION YEG 21/22: Liz England
Tansi Nîtôtemtik Welcome back, dear readers. I am excited to kick off a new year of the ReconciliACTION YEG blog! My name is Liz England,...

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Sep 13, 20213 min read


Welcome to the new home of Reconcili-ACTION YEG!
This year the Reconcili-ACTION YEG team decided to move the blog to a new platform. One that is sleek, clean and easy to navigate. We...

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Sep 11, 20211 min read
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