Relationships and Reconciliation
By Angela Bellegarde, OKN’s Manager of Indigenous Strategy Building relationships with the Indigenous community may be easier than you think. It should come as no surprise to you that Canada is in...
Indigenous Reconciliation
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Time to Take Action
By Angela Bellegarde, OKN’s Manager of Indigenous Strategy September 30, 2022 marks Canada’s second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is a day all Canadians are called to commemorate and...
The Power of an Apology
By Angela Bellegarde, OKN’s Manager of Indigenous Strategy Angela reflects on the Pope’s recent apology for the Catholic’s Church role in Canada’s Residential School System. It was a difficult week...
National Indigenous History Month: Reminiscence and Revelation of a Non-Indigenous Person
By Janice Robinson, Halton Children’s Aid Society executive director My journey of Truth is an attempt to reconcile what I thought was the truth about a place I lived in when I was young, with what...
Truth is Dead
By Angela Bellegarde, Our Kids Network Indigenous Lead Once again, Canada and the world are witness to yet another First Nation’s learning of the remains of friends and relatives, in what is...
Celebrate and Advocate on National Child Day! #8MillionStrong #EveryChildMatters
By Angela Bellegarde, Our Kids Network Indigenous lead This year marks the 30th anniversary of Canada signing the United Nations (UN) Convention of the Rights of the Child, established in 1989. In...
HYI Community Builder Team Puts Trust and Truth into Action
By Siobhan Laverdiere, former Halton Youth Initiative Coordinator “It’s often said before there can be Reconciliation, there must be Truth. I would challenge that, even before Truth, there must be...
Two Voices on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Introduction by Beth Williams, Our Kids Network Communications Manager On September 30th people across Canada will observe the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the fulfilment of Call...
A Personal and Professional Reflection from a Non-Indigenous Perspective
By Joanna Matthews, Vice President, Services, Reach Out Centre for Kids ROCK Co-chair, Our Kids Network Community Planning Table I am a white European woman and use the pronouns she/her. As a small...
An Indigenous Person’s Truth and Thoughts on the Meaning of This Significant Day
By Angela Bellegarde, Our Kids Network Indigenous Lead On September 30th, the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we are all called to commemorate and honour Indian Residential...
Reclaiming My Indigeneity
By Wendy Einwechter, Our Kids Network Indigenous Reconciliation Initiative summer student I didn’t learn about the real history of Indigenous Peoples until taking an Indigenous Studies course at...
Building Indigenous Literacy Through Credible Resources
By Wendy Einwechter, Our Kids Network Indigenous Reconciliation initiative summer student Introduction by Angela Bellegarde, Our Kids Network Indigenous lead Our curated website section,...