Reconciliation
Recent stories about reconciliation
On the agenda: District planning, truth and reconciliation, transit improvements
This week will be the last of committee meetings in 2023, with councillors set to learn more about the city's progress on its truth and reconciliation efforts, district planning, and improving transit.
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Indigenous Tourism Strategy focuses on understanding, economic reconciliation
A new Indigenous tourism strategy from Explore Edmonton that's aimed at international travellers could be a step towards economic reconciliation, but observers note such work can also create unhealthy expectations unless Indigenous communities are in the driver's seat.
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Coming up at council: Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 2022
Key issues going before city council this week include the four-year capital budget and an update on answering the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action.
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Non-profit aims to create Indigenous end-of-life care centre
Jackie DeCoteau-Gill is heading to the final round of the Pow Wow Pitch competition on Oct. 19, where she'll have a chance to win $25,000 to help build an Indigenous end-of-life care centre in Edmonton.
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How the Edmonton region is marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a reminder to honour the children who did not return home from residential schools, as well as an invitation to reflect on the ongoing impact of attempts at cultural genocide on Indigenous people in Canada. Here's a look at some events planned for Sept. 30 in the Edmonton region.
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A moment in history: Sept. 28, 1949
On this day 73 years ago, funds were being raised to support Edmonton's O'Connell Institute, in a campaign that painted it in much more positive terms than many of its inhabitants experienced.
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Truth and reconciliation in Edmonton: Where we're at and what you can do
Implementation of the City of Edmonton's Indigenous Framework, which city council endorsed in February after extensive consultation with a panel of Indigenous leaders, is in its "embryonic stage." Edmontonians can help ensure the strategy doesn't just become lip service.
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