TRC overview
What was the main purpose of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada?
To address the legacy of residential schools and promote healing.
How many calls to action are there?
94
Which system addresses discrimination?
Justice system
What policy led to the residential schools?
Policy of assimilation
Which Prime Minister apologized for the residential schools?
Stephen Harper
In what year was the Truth and Reconciliation Commission established?
2008
What section is child welfare?
Section 1
What health systems does the TRC recommend for Indigenous?
Easy access and culturally appropriate.
Which act in the 1800 hundreds caused the creation of residential schools?
Indian act
What year did the Canadian government adopt the TRC's?
2015
How many commissioners were appointed to the TRC?
Three
What does the TRC recommend for education for kids.
Indigenous language
The TRC recommends mental health access for who?
Residential school survivors.
How many years were the residential schools open?
160 years
The work of the TRC's help established what national day?
National Indigenous peoples day
The TRC’s final report was released in which year?
2015
What part fights for the preservation of indigenous language?
Education
What justice does the TRC promote that go with Indigenous values?
Restorative justice
What term is used when kids were taking from their families?
Sixties scoop
The name of the fund that supports the TRC's?
Legacy fund
The TRC focuses on reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and which other group?
The non-Indigenous
What events does the TRC do for residential school survivors?
Commemorative events
What does the justice system need to improve on?
Systemic fairness for Indigenous
What was the goal of residential schools?
To take away the Indigenous culture and language from the children and make them catholic.
A challenge the government faces when trying to implement the TRC's?
Lack of funding