RECONCILIATION: MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER - APPENDICES
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D.1 Invitation Letter from Shayne (Date) Dear XXXXX,
I would like to take this opportunity to let you know that BC Housing is developing a Reconciliation Strategy to guide our work with Indigenous organizations and communities across the province. We have engaged Two Worlds Consulting (TWC) to lead a collaborative process for completing this work. The Reconciliation Strategy will provide a framework for how we support the development and operations of affordable and social housing in British Columbia, including a stronger level of commitment related to our implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the Truth and Reconciliation’s Calls to Action. At BC Housing we recognize that reconciliation is about repairing, building and renewing relationships with Indigenous Peoples, and TWC is ensuring that this work centres Indigenous research and engagement practices in the development of the Reconciliation Strategy. The objectives of the Reconciliation Strategy include: • Acknowledging the historic and ongoing marginalization of Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia on these, their ancestral and traditional territories; • Supporting BC Housing in advancing an equity analysis in all areas of the organization as it pertains to Indigenous peoples; • Developing strong relationships between BC Housing and Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia; • Enhancing and supporting Indigenous self-determination; • Working towards closing the socio-economic gap between Indigenous Peoples and other British Columbians; and, • Embedding reconciliation within BC Housing’s mandate to facilitate the delivery of safe, secure and affordable housing. To ensure this work is achieved in a meaningful way, we would like the Reconciliation Strategy to be developed in collaboration with Indigenous Peoples across the province with whom we are currently working. Engaging with Indigenous organizations and communities we are currently working with will ensure that we centre the voices and needs of Indigenous Peoples. Your participation would be greatly appreciated. BC Housing’s Reconciliation Strategy Steering Committee will be following up shortly with an invitation for your community/organization to speak with us.
Sincerely,
Shayne Ramsay
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