29. Reconciliation and You

This event will have ASL interpretation.

Ten years have passed since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its 94 Calls to Action outlining a path towards healing from the legacy of colonization in Canada. There is still a great distance to walk on the path of reconciliation—and every individual has a role to play in this work. David A. Robertson shares 52 Ways to Reconcile: one achievable and meaningful act of reconciliation every week, from hosting a movie night, to learning words in Indigenous languages, to being a mentor. Internationally-renowned as an expert in Aboriginal law, Bruce McIvor breaks down complex legal issues to offer straightforward answers to fundamental questions about Indigenous rights in Indigenous Rights in One Minute. This conversation is for everyone who wants to take up our collective responsibility to build a healthier, more equitable country. Moderated by Michelle Cyca.

Presented in partnership with Talking Stick Festival.

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Michelle Cyca

MICHELLE CYCA is a senior editor for The Narwhal and a contributing writer to The Walrus. Her literary criticism and books coverage appears in Quill & Quire, The Globe & Mail, The Tyee and the Vancouver Sun. Michelle is a board member for Upstart & Crow, a non-profit society and literary incubator based on Granville Island, and the chair of tâpwêwin media, an independent, Indigenous-led publishing non-profit. She is a member of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 6, and she lives and works in Vancouver on unceded Musqueam territory.

Bruce McIvor

BRUCE MCIVOR is the founder and senior partner at First Peoples Law LLP and an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia’s Allard School of Law. He is the author of Standoff: Why Reconciliation Fails Indigenous People and How to Fix It (2021). He is a member of the Manitoba Métis Federation. He lives in Vancouver, BC.

David A. Robertson

DAVID A. ROBERTSON is the bestselling author of the ongoing Misewa Saga, the forthcoming picture book Little Shoes, and new adult titles All the Little Monsters and 52 Ways to Reconcile, and the two-time winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award. Dave is a member of the Norway House Cree Nation and lives in Winnipeg.