RECONCILIATION: MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER - SUPPORTING RECONCILIATION
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informs decisions in collaboration with BC Housing and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Another common suggestion noted for improving the organization’s reconciliation efforts was maintaining, expanding, and enhancing BC Housing’s relationships with Indigenous Nations, communities, and organizations. The Board expressed an interest in working together with BC Housing staff to enhance and preserve existing Indigenous relationships and to build and explore new ones. One Board member indicated that an important element of maintaining relationships is participating in ongoing dialogue with Indigenous groups to listen, learn, and seek feedback on what their needs are, ways that BC Housing can support those needs and areas for improvement. Within these dialogues, one respondent suggested that BC Housing also consider “getting the story out” to Indigenous Nations, communities, and organizations about what BC Housing does and the resources that are available to them. Moreover, a couple of people also urged BC Housing to consider speaking to a larger cross- section of Indigenous communities and organizations, as opposed to only leadership and executive-level staff. To better serve the needs of Indigenous Board members, the Board should consider ways to be more flexible with timelines, agendas, and governance methods. This might mean seeking ways to invite Indigenous ways of knowing and being into the Board’s work practices and meetings. These are important points to focus on in the recruitment of Indigenous Board members.
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