Working together to advance reconciliation

Thanks to all of you who took part in the Building Reconciliation Forum, hosted at the University of Victoria in November 2018.

More than 200 participants gathered for the 2018 forum to help one another answer the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action specific to postsecondary education. 

The theme was Ts’its’u’ watul tseep (HUL'Q'UMI'NUM' language), meaning to help one another. This is a lesson that universities must take to heart in order to answer the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.

The teachings of Coast Salish First Nations guide us to “work together in a good way” and “to be prepared for all work to come” so that universities across Canada make a difference in the lives of Indigenous students and their communities.

Building Reconciliation Final Report 2018

In this video, some of the 2018 Forum participants talk about their goals and objectives, why the Forum matters, and how to move forward together. It was made by UVic, in partnership with Universities Canada.