Six years ago on June 11, Prime Minister Stephen Harper rose in the House of Commons and stated that the attitudes and objectives behind residential schools were wrong and will never prevail in Canada again. And yet these same attitudes and approaches that created the residential schools and sustained them for over 100 years continue to hold back First Nations and all of Canada from achieving real change, said AFN spokesperson and Quebec/Labrador Regional Chief Ghislain Picard. Now more than ever we must see the Government of Canada bring life to the words of the apology and work with First Nations in the spirit of true reconciliation to address the many challenges before us. Reconciliation requires respecting and implementing First Nation and Aboriginal rights and title, the Treaties and jurisdiction in ways that will drive real change for First Nations peoples and communities.
Posted on: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:39:04 +0000
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