RECONCILIATION: MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER - RECOMMENDATIONS
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THEME
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
KEY STEPS
Communicate with Indigenous Nations, communities, and organizations early in the program design stage and be upfront about the process and mandatory requirements.
Review current communication
messaging and timing under the Indigenous Housing Program. Develop a communication strategy for the Indigenous Housing Fund which includes more frequent communication. Seek feedback from Indigenous Nations, communities, and organizations on the revised communication plans. Commission a comprehensive review of BC Housing’s business practices and policies for adopting or implementing reconciliation and identify knowledge and resource gaps. This review may be led or developed in collaboration and partnership with Indigenous Nations, communities, and organizations. Document these research findings and analysis in the Reconciliation Strategy. Identity facilitators to engage staff in a discussion on what this
PHASE 2 Understanding Reconciliation
Undertake further internal research on BC Housing’s own colonial history based on the evolution of the role of housing within the province, including past failures.
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