True Reconcilliation

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True Reconciliation: How to be a force for change

By Jody Wilson-Raybould

Date

January 31, 2023

DISCUSSION LEADER

Frances Abele
Distinguished Research Professor and Chancellor’s Professor Emerita, Carleton University

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Book Description

There is one question Canadians have asked Jody Wilson-Raybould more than any other: What can I do to help advance reconciliation?  For Wilson-Raybould, what individuals and organizations need to do to advance true reconciliation is self-evident, accessible, and achievable.

True Reconciliation is broken down into three core practices—Learn, Understand, and Act—that can be applied by individuals, communities, organizations, and governments. True Reconciliation, ultimately, is about building transformed patterns of just and harmonious relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples at all levels of society.  Throughout the book, the author shares her voice and experience with others who tell their stories, illustrated with helpful sidebars and infographics, as well as historical timelines. To help with the practices of learning, understanding, and acting, there is a planning guide at the end of the book—to help the reader translate words into action for themselves as individuals, for their communities, organizations, and governments at all levels.