{"id":19565,"date":"2022-09-27T07:43:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T12:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/?p=19565"},"modified":"2022-09-28T14:14:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T19:14:23","slug":"truth-and-reconciliation-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/truth-and-reconciliation-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Join us for the Reconciliation Book Club at the CDTRP Annual Scientific Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

2022 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.<\/p>\n

The host institution of the CDTRP, the University of Alberta, acknowledges that is located on Treaty 6 territory, a traditional gathering place for diverse Indigenous peoples including the Cree, Blackfoot, M\u00e9tis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, Ojibway\/Saulteaux\/Anishinaabe, Inuit, and many others whose histories, languages, and cultures continue to influence our vibrant community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Reconciliation Book Club at the CDTRP Annual Scientific Meeting<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

The First Nations and M\u00e9tis Organ Donation and Transplantation Network introduces its first book club. Participants will be asked to read the novel\u00a0Five Little Indians by Michelle Good<\/strong>\u00a0and attend a discussion gathering hosted by\u00a0Dr. Caroline Tait<\/strong>, research lead of the Network. The book club is hoping to attract medical professionals who work in organ donation and transplantation, specifically liver transplant. The purpose of the book club is to provide a safe space for discussion about inter-generational colonial impacts upon Indigenous peoples, specifically the impact of residential schools, and how processes of colonialism directly contribute to health and social inequities experienced by Indigenous peoples today. The goal of this initial Book Club is to draw upon Indigenous fiction to create a safe and productive space to discuss complex health issues impacting First Nations, M\u00e9tis, and Inuit peoples.<\/p>\n