Speaking Our Truths: The Journey Toward Reconciliation consist of two 2-hour sessions.
- Part 1 looked at the Canada’s hidden history of Indigenous-settler relations
- Part 2 examines the effects of the decisions and policies initiated by the British and Canadian state on Indigenous people up to the present day.
Facilitator: John Croutch, cultural competency training officer in U of T's Office of Indigenous Initiatives.
In Part 2 we examine how the past attitudes, policies and legislation has impacted the current situation of Indigenous peoples and how the current trajectory can be remedied. Indigenous peoples have displayed their resilience as will be shown by the many Indigenous success stories.
Please note it is recommended you attend part 2 after part 1 to get more of a wholesome context to this session.
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As part of the Faculty’s commitment to improving Indigenous inclusion, all U of T Engineering faculty, staff and students are called upon to start or continue their personal journeys towards understanding and acknowledging Indigenous peoples’ history, truths and culture. Launched in summer 2021, developed by and with an Indigenous chemical engineering student and Indigenous leaders, the U of T Engineering Indigenous Cultural Competency Toolkit has been created to help guide your journey.
