{"id":33215,"date":"2025-09-30T09:44:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T13:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/?p=33215"},"modified":"2025-09-30T09:44:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T13:44:25","slug":"2025-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/2025-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation"},"content":{"rendered":"

2025 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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At the <\/span>CDTRP<\/span><\/b>, we are committed to fostering meaningful, Indigenous-led partnerships that honour the principles of reconciliation and respect distinct FNMI knowledge and perspectives.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>On <\/span>National Day for Truth and Reconciliation<\/span><\/b>, we reaffirm our commitment to continuously reflect on the ongoing impacts of colonialism and the urgent need to advance health equity for First Nations, M\u00e9tis, and Inuit (FNMI) communities through active and intentional partnerships. Reconciliation is not a single act, but an ongoing process rooted in respect, relationship, and shared responsibility.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Through our <\/span>Indigenous Platform<\/span><\/b>, CDTRP is dedicating to building relationships <\/span>with FNMI communities across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. Our goal is to co-develop research and knowledge-translation priorities in donation and transplantation. This initiative reflects our broader commitment to reconciliation: co-creating spaces where Indigenous voices guide the future of donation and transplantation research and ensuring that community priorities shape the path forward<\/strong>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are a person with lived experience who wants to be involved in donation and transplantation research, connect with us! Please contact Manuel Escoto, CDTRP\u2019s Director of Patient, Family and Donor Partnerships and Knowledge Mobilization at <\/span><\/span>mescoto@cdtrp.ca<\/span><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn about CDTRP\u2019s indigenous platform and ongoing initiatives here<\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Sacred Gift<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

Reconciliation is not only about acknowledging past harms, but also about ensuring that Indigenous patients, families, and communities have resources that reflect their languages, stories, and lived realities. One example of this is Sacred Gift. This animation brings to life the story of two First Nations brothers \u2013 Kevin, a kidney transplant recipient, and his brother Craig, who became his living donor. It was produced, conceptualized, and funded by Dr. Caroline Tait, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health Equity and Inclusion and Professor in the Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, and animated by Sean Muir (First Nations,\u00a0Indigenous Story Studio, Canada<\/a><\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n

Now accessible to Cree-speaking communities,\u00a0<\/span>Sacred Gift<\/em>\u00a0serves as a culturally-grounded public health educational tool which sparks conversation around living donation and transplantation within indigenous communities. While it does not directly address the systemic equity challenges many Indigenous patient, families, or caregivers experience, its translation into Cree is a meaningful step in toward equitable access to knowledge and inclusion in the conversation.<\/p>\n

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