Reconciliation is foundational piece of inclusion and workplace belonging - certainly in Canada. It's also something that you should have heard, particularly with what has come to light with recent Residential School findings. So what is Reconciliation and what does it mean for individuals and organizations?

These are some of the questions I asked Gillian Hynes who works with an indigenous-owned, national management consulting company, Rise Consulting. We started by talking about land acknowledgements and she explains the importance of them in Reconciliation.

As she points out and as identified by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, organizations also play a role in Reconciliation as does HR. Each of us and our organizations need to 'do something'.

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation: https://nctr.ca/

Rise Consulting: http://www.riseconsultingltd.ca/

Books & Videos:

Truth and Reconciliation: Calls to Action

Indigenomics, Carol Anne Hilton

21 Things You Might Not Know about the Indian Act, Bob Joseph

A Mother's Voice, Holly Fortier https://youtu.be/Ip3yGEKGCX4

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