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In every country there were some people who were always on the from foot or who have always taken care of the land .
Every government focuses on giving the reconciliation but no one cares to reveal the history in front of the people how the Indigenous people have suffered through and how the land on which we are living today is kept safe by them from the invaders.
The survivors of residential schools are the evidence to convey how the Indigenous people are important and they should be respected by us. Our role in giving them recognition is not to disrespect any Indigenous people and treat them equally rather treating them differently.

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truth and reconciliation have been important pillars in the development of a nation. Every individual, irrespective of their colour, caste and gender demand parity among each other. For such, the government plays a huge role in ensuring all the communities are treated with the utmost respect.
The Indigenous groups have suffered a lot in the past years and demand justice on the grounds of equality. Their stories and struggles are left unheard making their home seem like a foreign land.
These communities require more than just reconciliation, they clamour for being heard, acknowledging their land, providing healthcare and justice for all the wrongdoings of the past.

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Reconciliation is an Acknowledgment that the Cost of Canada’s Colonialism is Borne by its Indigenous Peoples by Kulpreet Johar

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Reconciliation is an Acknowledgment that the Cost of Canada’s Colonialism is Borne by its Indigenous Peoples by Kulpreet Johar

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The federal government has created an annual holiday called National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in acknowledgement of its poor treatment of Indigenous peoples, especially victims of the residential school system. Also, the Canadian Parliament has passed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Act. I believe all of the provincial ministries of education should introduce Indigenous history as a mandatory course in secondary school.

There are still many issues facing the Indigenous populations in Canada. There’s a lack of jobs on reservations. As a result, ambitious young people leave their Indigenous communities in order to live and work outside of the reservation so they can earn a decent income. The separation from their family and community can leave them feeling isolated which has negative effects on their mental health. In comparison to the general population, fewer Indigenous peoples enroll in and graduate from college/university and have higher rates of drug use, unemployment, poverty, suicide and incarceration. The federal government should provide post-secondary subsidies for students with an Indigenous background. It should also provide career development and training programs in order to reduce the income gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations. Remote Indigenous communities in the North still lack consistent and reliable access to clean water, electricity and adequate indoor heating despite the increases in federal funding. The federal government should fund permanent road and transportation infrastructure and increase the supply of essential resources to isolated communities.

Resource extraction of oil, gas and mining pollutes the air, land and water and disproportionately impacts the Indigenous communities that are located nearby. Federal and provincial government policies sometimes supersede Indigenous land sovereignty. For example, the federal government may construct a pipeline that passes over Indigenous land and violates territorial sovereignty because building Canada’s energy infrastructure has priority.

Individuals can contribute to reconciliation in a variety of ways. We can choose to support Indigenous-owned businesses. These include small businesses in the service sector such as hiring an Indigenous repair or handyperson, eating at a restaurant that employs an Indigenous chef or that offers an Indigenous cuisine. One can volunteer his/her time or donate money to charities that promote Indigenous causes. In the future, I’ll kindly ask family members and friends to avoid the use of derogatory terms in reference to Indigenous peoples.

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When we denied the truth, we can’t do reconciliation we have to acknowledge and understand the past and find a good way to go forward
The government should Build a new relationship between Indigenous people and all Canadians and let them cooperate in our society, stop racism, stop violence be fair with them and give them all their rights. At this point we can start reconciliation.
The government should acknowledge their land.
Do projects and make clean water lines to reach every village.
Build  new hospitals to create very good healthcare for these people.
Calls for justice and be fair for everyone and keep promises.
As we are individual citizens, we are playing an important role in reconciliation we can support them by
learning Indigenous people’s history of residential schools, listening to the survivors’ stories and we integrate into their community we can volunteer in their organizations, we can also support the artists and their art which makes you feel and makes you think about the challenges in their lives. In addition to developing strategies for moving forward in a positive way.

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The road to truth and reconciliation is a slow yet very meaningful process. A few years ago, the commission has issued 231 Calls for Justice and recommendations to stop violence against Indigenous peoples that require action from every level of society, especially the Canadian government. However, until now there’s slow to non-existent progress. Problems of violence and injustice against Indigenous peoples still persists. As a settler who recently moved into Canada, I slowly came to realize their importance and their significant contributions in the society. This is the land where they have raised their children, educated themselves, celebrated their festivities, nurtured their culture, and defended until their deaths. Yet, this has been unjustly taken from them and they were treated unfairly. Hence, the government and we as individual citizens need to step up. The government needs to implement mechanisms to prevent and control the abuse and violence towards the Indigenous community. On the other hand, as individual citizens we have the responsibility to maintain respectful relationships with every individual who is currently living in this land and to honor and value those who were here before us. May we all strive for peace and continue with our commitment to work together and support our Indigenous communities as we all march towards truth and reconciliation.

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Throughout this semester the things that I have learned and understood have led me to believe that the existing government does not want to reconcile and accept their mistakes and make amends for it. They are selfish, inhumane and greedy to the core. There are quite a lot of things that I want the government to do but honestly just asking them to change is no longer effective. Does this mean we give up, NO!. What gives power to the government, it's us ,the people. My plead is to every citizen in Canada to stop ignoring the injustice that's happening right before your eyes and wake up. This fight can only be won if we all stand against it together. We have to make the government listen to us and make them change their ways. If you are someone who thinks he/she can't contribute to this cause, you are mistaken. Every little thing from supporting Indigenous community on social media and spreading awareness about the truth to helping the community financially to raising your voice and publically standing against the governement, every step matters. You just need to take that first step.

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Truth and Reconciliation is a long and continuous process --- a work in progress. Coming from a country with its own bloody history, I know for a fact that reconciliation is hard to achieve when we deny the truth. To restore the relationship between the the Indigenous peoples and the Canadian government and its people, they must learn to accept the truth. The truth that has been denied for a very long time. At some point in our lives, we have turned a blind eye because we think there's nothing we can do about these issues. However, there is something we can actually do. The government has scratched the surface for paving the way for reconciliation. It's time they dig deeper into the situation. There's always something we can do to make things better. With the years of trying to achieve reconciliation, we now know what works and what doesn't. We can learn from the past. There is a line in Vowel's work that struck me, "Without education, there can be no justice, and until there is justice, there will be no peace." This is so powerful. Knowledge is powerful. If we educate ourselves, not just because it's an academic requirement, but because we take the Indigenous peoples' struggles seriously, we might be able to give them a taste of justice. It's time to stop denying. Now is the time to accept the truth and educate ourselves. It's time to accept and believe that Indigenous culture is as important as everyone else. (Alexa Calumpang)

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Will the Canadian government take responsibility to reconcile with the Indigenous peoples? 

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Will the Canadian government take responsibility to reconcile with the Indigenous peoples? 

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Reconciliation is something I personally believe that the government of Canada isn’t ready for. In order to reconcile, one must accept their wrong deeds. Only then, you can start taking the steps to make amends. Canada is considered to be a peaceful and loving country, but it has been oppressing the history. It has failed to acknowledge that the foundation of this country was built on theft. This land was never surrendered by Indigenous peoples, and they have continuously been picked on by the government. It often appears as if the Indigenous peoples are a thorn in the way of the government’s development of the land space in this country. It’s unfortunate that they have failed to respect Indigenous peoples and have taken no responsibility. All I hear are words without any action from the government. We as citizens need to raise our voices together and demand changes from the government to do better. We need to educate ourselves and the people around us to know the dark part of this country. It needs to be addressed and justice needs to be served. I don’t know when that will happens, but I know it has to be done soon.

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Decisions and outcomes of the government so far can be considered as a mirror held to the future. Because the desires of the people, power and the pressure applied to achieve what the want will of course be sent to the government and begin to compromise.

In fact, everything individual citizens need to do for reconciliation has been done by many people for years. And it seems that more people and desires need to be reached to make progress on this.

Of course, the thought mentioned here should not be a contrary thought or an oppositional movement. And there are many ways to achieve this goal. Examples of this are art and national art galleries.

While these exhibitions have many benefits, they can also bring situations such as raising awareness, in other words, standing out. And in response to these situations, reconciliation can be prioritized and necessary actions can be taken.

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Reconciliation is Ignored - Adam Lariviere

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Reconciliation is Ignored - Adam Lariviere

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I think the Canadian government will never fully reconcile the Indigenous peoples. I don't think it'll happen soon, I don't think it'll happen in my lifetime or in my future children's lifetime. I don't think it's gonna happen because the government simply doesn't care. They figure because they are handing out small portions of money and aid to where they aren't being too heavily burdened by it then they don't need to fulfill any promises or uphold any treaties. If they keep making empty promises and filling reports instead of actually fixing problems to write them off as finished then the government feels it doesn't need to actually do anything. The government will never feel pressured enough to make actual change because they will always censor or punish those who could apply pressure. I would hope the government would stop being inactive and start listening to complaints so that they can actually commit and perform reconciliation. We have seen the government's treatment of Indigenous protests and they haven't gotten any better at treating people better. They still beat up, arrest and put in court the protestors who are standing on Indigenous land which the police are trespassing on while the police don't get sent to jail. We also never see the protestors with weapons because if they were to defend themselves the police would kill them, while trespassing on Indigenous land. All actions that show reconciliation isn't happening as these are occurring modern day. We have even seen that on the first official Truth and Reconciliation day on vacation with his family in Tofino instead of attending Indigenous ceremonies when he's the leader of this country! He's the one that's supposed to show the entire country reconciliation is important! I think as individuals we need to simply understand no matter how bad your life might be remember that the entire Indigenous is still being treated like garbage and I have seen and experienced it myself. Know that when an Indigenous person goes to the hospital they know they might not even get looked at while if anyone else would get treatment. Know when you go to a bar or restaurant you are not going to be turned away at the door. If you as a citizen want to help reconciliation hold your government accountable.

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Reconciliation has never been and will never be easy. It is important for us as human beings to first acknowledge and accept and then take action towards what we think is reconciliation. Unless we accept and change ourselves, we cannot work towards bringing changes in the society. Government is responsible for its citizens however unfortunately in Canada we are not seeing this responsibility being carried out in equal measure for all its citizens. Indigenous peoples are the ones bearing the brunt of the insensitivity of the government towards their issues. After the TRC and the RCAP, there was a little hope that some change would be seen with respect to the rights of the Indigenous peoples, however that obviously did not materialize. It has only been words and promises and no action. Drawing up reports is of no help if there is nothing done about the things we write about or research about. With all the social movements and the recognition that Indigenous peoples have garnered over the years, with the survivors coming out and telling their stories, with the Indigenous youth taking a stand towards their right, I hope that the government pays heed to their rights and accept the injustice done to them and try to make things right. Even if it is slowly but steadily, the Indigenous peoples are ready to wait if they see changes happening, like they have been waiting patiently for decades. We as citizens of the land we all share and live on together should show support and solidarity for the Indigenous peoples and the issues raised by them. Though it should ideally have never reached this stage, where the citizens- First Nations or non-natives should have to go on strikes, stage movements to have their voices heard, now that it has every individual should take up responsibility of bringing about this change. We as individuals should be open and accepting about the wrongs done to the Indigenous peoples and once we accept that, the actions would be far more easier.