Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Although residential schools vigorously use television, newspapers and other methods to promote Canadian culture without Indians, indigenous people still insist on protecting their identity and work hard to put the issue of residential schools on the public agenda, leading to a reconciliation agreement with Canadian residential schools.
The Settlement Agreement for Indian Residential Schools was adopted in 2006 and implemented in 2007. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was established in 2008, and an apology to Residential Schools was issued in Parliament in the same year.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized to residential school survivors and all Aboriginal people in 2008.
"Too many Canadians know little or nothing about the deep historical roots of these conicts. is lack of historical knowledge has serious consequences for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples, and for Canada as a whole. In government circles, it makes for poor public policy decisions. In the public realm, it reinforces racist attitudes and fuels civic distrust between Aboriginal peoples and other Canadians.24 Too many Canadians still do not know the history of Aboriginal peoples’ contributions to Canada, or understand that by virtue of the historical and modern Treaties negotiated by our government, we are all Treaty people. History plays an important role in reconciliation; to build for the future, Canadians must look to, and learn from, the past."
-Truth&Reconciliation Commission of Canada
The purpose of the committee is to document the history of harm to Aboriginal people, reveal to society the truth about residential schools and bring healing to Aboriginal families, and in the process lead to reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people and Canadians.
Is reconciliation important?
Voyant shows that in the articles provided, "reconciliation" appears 84 times, which is a high frequency. And from the context, we can know that the attitude towards reconciliation in the article is Reconciliation is a matter between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, and to establish respectful relationships for this purpose, Canada must look to and learn from its past.