Resources – Truth & Reconciliation Day

CVS acknowledges that we work, live and operate on that we operate, learn and live on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples; locally the Kwikwəƛəm (Kwikwetlem First Nation), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish people), Tsleil-Waututh (The People of the Inlet), and Stó:lōFirst Nations (The River People). We thank these people for their enduring presence on these lands and their stewardship of the waters and all that is above and below.

Many of us will take time on September 30th to reflect about Truth & Reconciliation Day. Here are some resources to help guide you as you continue to learn more:

• Government of Canada – Understanding the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
• National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation – Truth & Reconciliation Week Lunch ‘n Learns
• The Union of BC Indian Chiefs reports –
  • They Sigh or Give You the Look: Discrimination and Status Card Usage
  • True, Lasting Reconciliation: Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia law, policy and practices
  • Numerous UN submissions and position papers
• First Peoples’ Cultural Council – The Report on the Status of B.C. First Nations Languages 2022 
• CBC Kids News – How to say hello in 15 Indigenous languages 
• CBC News – Revitalizing Indigenous languages: Meet some of the people working to keep their language alive 
• First Peoples’ Cultural Council – First Voices and First Peoples’ Map projects
• University of Windsor’s Leddy Library – Missing Children of Indian Residential Schools Project
• CBC News – Beyond 94
• The Canadian Museum of Human Rights – Human Rights & UNDRIP
• Public Service Alliance of Canada – lots of resources including research, online courses and education for children

Resources continue to be released on the subject of Truth & Reconciliation. Having these resources helps us all process and bring to light the history behind reconciliation as we all move along the path to reconciliation.