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VANIER SCHOLAR JAMEY JESPERSON, A UVIC PHD CANDIDATE IN HISTORY AND CSPT, “specializes in trans histories of Indigenous and colonial North America, with a regional focus on the Pacific coast.”

NINETY MINUTES NORTHWEST OF THE GREATER TORONTO AREA AT BOBCAYGEON, “a group of Settlers living in the Kawarthas on Michi Saagiig Anishinaabe Territory … are learning about Truth & Reconciliation and have a sincere desire to make some positive contributions to promote awareness to other settlers in our community.”

UBC LAW GRAD AND AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST DUNCAN MCCUE wrote a textbook “that teaches aspiring journalists how to build respectful, reciprocal relationships with Indigenous communities when researching and sharing their stories.”

AS THE NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION on September 30 approaches, readers may remind themselves of the TRC’s Calls to Action and the unfinished work of its Missing Children and Unmarked Burials Project.

CANADIAN ARCHAEOLOGISTS SPEAK AND ACT in support of Indigenous communities and families continuing the work of finding and honouring missing children of residential schools, emphasizing the need for Indigenous-led work guided by Indigenous cultural protocols.