RECONCILIATION: MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER - APPENDICES
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In the executive summary you write "It will include clear goals, objectives, and actions that align with Indigenous perspectives and documents such as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples (UNDRIP) and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action." Later on page 7 you mention DRIPA, but I would think compliance with DRIP should be brought into the exec. summary... no? Page 3 - I think BC Housing should acknowledge that indigenous lands are unceded - that in itself is reconciliACTION. Page 4 - 1.1.1 - The TRC was also a recommendation (and one of the only implemented recommendations) of 1996 RCAP report. I think it's important to keep lifting up RCAP. Also - impacts from colonial systems have included inability to purchase and mortgage housing both on and off reserve, since we're talking about housing & reconciliation. I think it's a really important point that you could include in bulleted list at top of page 5. In the paragraph just after that, I think it's important to mention the 423 recommendations of the royal commission, not just the TRC calls to action. "To begin addressing these disparities, the TRC published a set of 94 Calls to Action" is factually inaccurate. It began in 1996 with the RCAP report. RCAP resulted in TRC. LOVE the bottom of Page 5: "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 in a way that asks:...." and that whole bulleted list. So great. Page 30: First paragraph: Musqueam First Nation should be Musqueam Indian Band, no? 1. Indigenous Homelessness It is important that the concept of Indigenous Homelessness (as outlined in the draft Reconciliation Strategy) flows through to practical aspects of the work BC Housing does in communities. If we are going to truly tackle the challenges facing Indigenous people with housing, with an Indigenous lens, we need to recognize that providing homes for Indigenous peoples is so much more than simply providing housing. It means practical support; cultural support, social support, community connection, belonging and holistic health. Indigenous housing projects must be provided with sufficient funding during the development phase to ensure community engagement with our elders and future tenants. We need flexibility within BC Housing’s guidelines to ensure the projects are truly culturally appropriate in their design, for example to ensure that we are building homes large enough for growing families and to ensure intergenerational living. We also need to have funding support to build indoor gathering spaces, spaces for family to stay short term when visiting
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