bron: Close Encounters: The Next 500 Years

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada NORTHERN NATIONAL EVENT INUVIK, Northwest Territories June 28-July 1, 2011 CHALLENGE: For well over a century, several generations of aboriginal children in Canada were taken away, often forcibly, from their homes, families and communities for weeks, months, and sometimes years at a time. Many also suffered various forms of abuse while at the schools where they were sent to live. The cost has been a legacy of widespread trauma and inter-generational impacts. Yet the story of residential schools is still relatively unknown and little understood by many. A core mandate of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) is to educate all Canadians about the complete history of the so-called ‘Indian residential schools’, and to inspire reconciliation for individuals, families, communities, religious entities, government, and the people of Canada.

Seven TRC National Events must contribute to this healing of survivors, their families and the nation. To be successful, highly publicized events, each event will: .Build on the successes of the first (June 2010) National Event in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and incorporate feedback and lessons learned from the preceding national event, and other exemplary community events ... The past cannot be changed, but a new understanding of it can lead to respectful relations for the future. This is one of the greatest hopes for the TRC;

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