Putting Reconciliation into Practice: Inclusion and Action
A Public Policy Forum Learning ProgramThe Public Policy Forum is once again presenting this professional development opportunity for public service executives and non-profit leaders to explore in-depth how Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples can be put into practice. This learning program features four learning modules that will better equip participants to take concrete steps in policy development towards renewing this important relationship, and to do so in an inclusive way.
The federal government is committed to a renewed nation-to-nation, government-to-government and Inuit-Crown relationship with Indigenous peoples. The learning program represents a further step towards implementation of Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action #57.
Who Should Attend
The learning program is for executives, policy directors and practice leads in the public service, non-profits, academia and private sector organizations who seek to better understand how they can take concrete steps now to practice Reconciliation.
*The seminar series will be in English.
The Program
The sessions are facilitated by a team of experienced moderators and involve presentations by leading experts including Indigenous leaders, discussion, critical thinking and interactive learning. The learning program will focus on considering concrete policy solutions to some of the topical and important issues associated with the Indigenous agenda.
Previous speakers have included:
- Senator Murray Sinclair
- Grand Chief Wilton Littlechild
- Professor Ken Coates
- Gina Wilson
- Max FineDay
- Harold Calla (Executive Chair of the First Nations Financial Management Board)
- Kimberly Murray (Assistant Deputy Attorney General for the Indigenous Justice Division at the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General and previously the Executive Director of the TRC)
- Dawn Madahbee Leach (Vice Chair of the National Indigenous Economic Development Board)
Sessions
PPF intends to offer this program again in the fall. Given the current COVID-19 situation, the format is still being finalized. Please contact us if you’d like more information.
Session 1: Understanding
Session 2: Visit to an Indigenous community
Session 3: Working Together – Engagement, partnership and co-development
Session 4: Building a nation-to-nation, government-to-government and Inuit-Crown relationship
Objectives of the Learning Program
- Basics: Increase understanding of the history of the relationship with Indigenous peoples, Indigenous peoples’ perspectives, what Reconciliation means, the past and present policy environment, as well as greater cultural competence and confidence.
- Practical: Increase understanding about how officials can take Reconciliation forward in their own role and in their organization, and how participants can incorporate it into their everyday policy-making. Provide practical tools to apply knowledge, processes and strategies in participants’ organizations.
- Extension: Take their knowledge back to their department and share it with colleagues.
- Leadership: Create a core group of ‘champions’ for practicing Reconciliation and reflect on the role of each leader to advance Reconciliation.
- Collaborative: Build networks with other participants who are working through similar issues.
- Cross-cutting: Thought-provoking program with new, innovative and credible ideas on how to move forward with Reconciliation.
It's been an inspirational learning experience. It's the best learning experience I've had since joining the government 26 years ago. Coming into my role, I had little to no experience working with Indigenous communities. Now, I have a better sense of the scope of the work.
