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9 CONCLUSION This Reconciliation: Moving Forward Together Report was developed based on the comments and insights provided by Indigenous Nations, communities, and organizations, BC Housing staff, and Board members. TWC would like to thank and express gratitude to the individuals who contributed by sharing their experiences and offering their perspectives on colonization and its impacts, as well as the process of reconciling past harms with future actions. The gathering of diverse perspectives that created this Report represents an important step in BC Housing’s work to develop a Reconciliation Strategy in collaboration with Indigenous Nations, communities, and organizations. The Report identifies historical context, the progress BC Housing has achieved in renewing relationships, and the extensive work that is still required to advance decolonization and reconciliation within the organization. Given the complexity and intensity associated with understanding and reconciling where we have come from with where we need to go, it will be important to create and enhance dialogue and communication based on the mutual interests of Indigenous communities and BC Housing. BC Housing has taken steps to support cultural awareness within BC Housing and improved housing solutions for and with Indigenous Nations, communities, and organizations; however, to achieve recognition from Indigenous communities that BC Housing is moving from colonization to reconciliation, it will be important to develop a Strategy that creates a roadmap with measurable actions over the short and medium term. Reconciliation is a process and not a destination or a singular goal to be achieved. It means instilling a way of thinking and being within the organization that aligns with a decolonized system led by people who are prepared to challenge themselves to reflect on their own beliefs and practices and grow. BC Housing recognizes that this work and process of meaningful relationship-building and collaborative action is part of a journey with Indigenous Nations, communities, and organizations to achieve decolonization and advance reconciliation over time.
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