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Listening and learning from Indigenous peoples and hearing the ongoing impacts of Canada's colonial history first hand is an integral part of working toward reconciliation.</p> </div> <section> <h2>Featured perspectives and experiences</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-12 eqht-trgt"> <figure> <h3 class="h4"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"><span class="wb-inv">Video </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spO9IAXCExg" rel="external">Four First Nations in BC gain control over on-reserve education</a></h3> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spO9IAXCExg" rel="external"><img src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived-experiences_fn_bc_education_feature_1728053057962_eng.jpg" alt="" class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-bttm-0"></a> <figcaption> <blockquote class="small"> <p class=" h5 mrgn-tp-sm">Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada</p> <p class=" h5 mrgn-tp-sm">"This was such a tremendous way to start our journey. Our dreams of implementing our own curriculum, our own certifications for our teachers and our schools, that day is here."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Stephanie Atleo, President, First Nations Education Authority</cite></footer> </blockquote> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-12 eqht-trgt"> <figure> <h3 class="h4"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span><span class="wb-inv">Video </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5176YRvcVA" rel="external">Mikwite'tmek, we remember</a><br class="visible-lg visible-md"> </h3> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5176YRvcVA" rel="external"><img src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_debert_cultural_centre_1720635964913_eng.jpg" alt="" class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-bttm-0"></a> <figcaption> <blockquote class="small"> <p class="h5 mrgn-tp-sm">Parks Canada and Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural Centre</p> <p class="h5 mrgn-tp-sm">"I think a Survivor would naturally, as a defence, kind of take those memories and push them back into the darkness. However, Mi'kmaw culture is one of oral tradition passed down from generation to generation. It's how we come to learn, how we come to understand, right?"</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Roger Lewis, Shubenacadie Residential School Survivor</cite></footer> </blockquote> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-12 eqht-trgt"> <figure> <h3 class="h4"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"><span class="wb-inv">Video</span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HwLuQlx6QM&" rel="external">The Story of the Moose Hide Campaign</a><br class="visible-md"> </h3> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HwLuQlx6QM&" rel="external"><img src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_moose_hide_campaign_feature_1728053405733_eng.png" alt="" class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-bttm-0"></a> <figcaption> <blockquote class="small"> <p class="h5 mrgn-tp-sm">Moose Hide Campaign</p> <p class="h5 mrgn-tp-sm">"The Moose Hide Campaign – it was easy to say that it aligned with my virtues and values, not only as an Indigenous man and my community, but also as a human being and community. Around not only how we look after our families, but how we provide love and compassion, so that our families grow up safe, comfortable, and acknowledge who they are and the gifts that they carry."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Bradley Dick Yuxwelupton, Community Leader</cite></footer> </blockquote> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> </section> <section> <h2>Explore more experiences</h2> <h3 class="h4 wb-inv">Filter experiences</h3> <details open=""> <summary class="bg-primary"> <b>Filter experiences</b> </summary> <form id="form-filter-datatable" class="wb-tables-filter form-inline" name="form-filter-datatable" data-bind-to="dataset-filter"> <div class="row"> <div class="form-group col-md-7 mrgn-bttm-0"> <div class="mrgn-tp-md"> <label for="dt_region">Category:</label> <select id="dt_region" class="form-control maxwidth mrgn-lft-sm" name="dt_region" data-column="1"> <option selected="selected" value="">-- Select one --</option> <option value="Addressing Climate Change">Addressing Climate Change</option> <option value="Economic Reconciliation">Economic Reconciliation</option> <option value="Emergency Management">Emergency Management</option> <option value="Implementing UNDRIP">Implementing UNDRIP</option> <option value="Natural Resources">Natural Resources</option> <option value="Residential Schools">Residential Schools</option> <option value="Sustainable Communities">Sustainable Communities</option> <option value="Treaties, agreements and negotiations">Treaties, agreements and negotiations</option> <option value="Education">Education</option> <!-- <option value="Child and Family Services">Child and Family Services</option> --> <!-- <option value="Housing">Housing</option> --> <!-- <option value="Indigenous Languages">Indigenous Languages</option> --> <option value="Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI people">Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people</option> <option value="Social programs">Social programs</option> </select> </div> <div class="clearfix"> </div> <div class="mrgn-tp-md"> <label for="dt_group">Indigenous People:</label> <select id="dt_group" class="form-control maxwidth mrgn-lft-sm" name="dt_group" data-column="0"> <option selected="selected" value="">-- Select one --</option> <option value="First Nations">First Nations</option> <option value="Inuit">Inuit</option> <option value="Métis">Métis</option> </select> </div> <!-- <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="mrgn-tp-md"> <label for="dt_type">Media type:</label><select id="dt_type" class="form-control maxwidth mrgn-lft-sm" name="dt_type" data-column="3"> <option selected="selected" value=""></option> <option value="Photo">Photo</option> <option value="Video">Video</option> </select> </div>--> </div> <div class="form-group col-md-2 mrgn-tp-md mrgn-bttm-0"> <button aria-controls="dataset-filter" class="btn btn-block btn-primary" type="submit">Filter</button> </div> <div class="form-group col-md-2 mrgn-tp-md mrgn-bttm-0"> <button class="btn btn-block btn-default" type="reset">View all</button> </div> </div> </form> </details> <div class="clearfix"> </div> <div class="col-md-12"> <div id="dataset-filter_wrapper" class="dataTables_wrapper no-footer"> <table id="dataset-filter" aria-live="polite" class="wb-tables table tbl-gridify" data-wb-tables='{"dom": "<'top'il>rt<'bottom'p><'clear'>", "ordering": false, "lengthMenu" : [20], "bPaginate" : true, "columnDefs": [ { "targets": [0], "visible": false }, { "targets": [1], "visible": false }, { "targets": [3], "visible": false } ]}'> <thead> <tr> <th id="t1_1" class="sorting_disabled" aria-label="Group">Group</th> <th id="t1_2" class="sorting_disabled" aria-label="Category">Category</th> <th id="t1_3" class="sorting_disabled" aria-label="Stories">Stories</th> <th id="t1_4" class="sorting_disabled" aria-label="Type">Type</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <!-- Feature stories start --> <!-- <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Residential Schools</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_miyo_1660750677103_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzuaLTO6A4Q&t=10s" rel="external">Miyo-wiciwitowin Day</a></h3> <div class="label label-default mrgn-bttm-md"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</div> <p class="mrgn-tp-lg"><b>Cowessess First Nation</b></p> <blockquote class="small"><p>"I want youth to be able to go and not be ashamed of who they are as First Nations people. To say, I fit in and this is who I am. We want them to feel safe, mentally, emotionally, and physically in a world where they can be positive, to never give up and encourage and support each other to succeed."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Denise Pelletier & Donna Lerat</cite></footer></blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Residential Schools<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations <br> <strong>Media type:</strong> Video</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr>--> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations, Inuit</td> <td headers="t1_2">Economic reconciliation</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="Matsheshu Creations engaging with visitors" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived_experiences_winter_market_1730911205061_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="/eng/1729278720240/1729278840660">Indigenous Winter Market: craftsmanship, a means of bringing people together</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Photo gallery, Video</span></p> <p><b>Kanehsatà:ke Tourism, Oka National Park</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>In December 2023, Kanehsatà:ke Tourism and Oka National Park collaborated to launch the first ever Indigenous Winter Market.</p> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Economic reconciliation<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations, Inuit</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations, Inuit</td> <td headers="t1_2">Education</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="Clara Verreault and Rosalie Boulianne, winners in the Grade 3 and 5 categories" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived_experiences_showcasing_thumbnail_1730911295834_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="/eng/1729187946733/1729188081087">Showcasing Indigenous Knowledge from the past 20 years</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Photo gallery, video</span></p> <p><b>Quebec Aboriginal Science and Engineering Association</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>The Quebec Indigenous Science Fair is an event aimed at promoting science and engineering among young Indigenous Peoples attending schools in First Nations and Inuit communities in Quebec.</p> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Education<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations, Inuit</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations, Inuit, Métis</td> <td headers="t1_2">Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI people</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="Doors open leading to a space for Canada's Indigenous Peoples" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived-experiences_bear_clan_patrol_thumbnail_1728065520497_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="/eng/1727206548879/1727206580310">Peaceful protectors: The Bear Clan Patrol's role in Winnipeg's North End</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Photo gallery</span></p> <p><b>Bear Clan Patrol</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"Our role in the community is to offer basic first aid, help in violent situations with good results and give people something everyone needs—love. We meet people where they are and when we are needed the most."</p> <footer class="small"><cite> Kevin Walker, Bear Clan Project Director </cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people, Social programs<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations, Inuit, Métis</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations, Inuit, Métis</td> <td headers="t1_2">Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI people, Social programs</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived-experiences_iskweu-project_1726776339197_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="/eng/1726776497444/1726776516514">Iskweu Project: Providing a lifeline and delivering hope</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-pencil mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Feature</span></p> <p><b>Native Women’s Centre of Montreal</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"We are not alone in addressing the MMIWG2S+ crisis and are very honoured to be part of a broader movement spanning many areas of the country in making a difference."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>- Na'kuset, the Executive Director of Native Women's Shelter of Montreal </cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people, Social programs<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations, Inuit, Métis</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations, Inuit, Métis</td> <td headers="t1_2">Education</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="Doors open leading to a space for Canada's Indigenous Peoples" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/100_wellington_1723063062197_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="/eng/1723062694139/1723062728314">Indigenous history, culture, art and pride takes centre stage</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Photo gallery</span></p> <p><b>Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"100 Wellington Street in the Parliamentary Precinct has opened for the summer for all to visit. First Nations, Inuit and Métis share this space highlighting their distinct and rich cultures, histories and ways of life!"</p> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Education<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations, Inuit, Métis</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">Inuit</td> <td headers="t1_2">Addressing Climate Change</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="A family of walrus crowd onto an ice flow in the Canadian Arctic." src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived-experiences_walrus_arctic_1714671077522_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="/eng/1714671475652/1714671533804">Northern Contaminants Program: Supporting research into country foods</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Photo gallery</span></p> <p><b>Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"Despite being a potential source of environmental contaminants, country foods are crucially important to food security, nutrition, and mental, spiritual, and physical health."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Professor Matthew Little, University of Victoria </cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Addressing Climate Change<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> Inuit</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Education</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="Minister Anandasangaree, the Grand Chief and Chiefs of the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation at the signing ceremony." src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/dedicated_algonquin_space_1_1721760873875_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="/eng/1721758975459/1721759001736">Planning begins for a dedicated Algonquin space in the Parliamentary Precinct</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Photo gallery</span></p> <p><b>Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"For our Anishinabe Algonquin Nation members to see us acquire our own space in the heart of our territory means everything. This agreement truly demonstrates the recognition of the host nation by Canada and an act toward reconciliation with Indigenous peoples."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Grand Chief Savanna McGregor, Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Education<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Addressing Climate Change, Natural Resources, Sustainable Communities</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="Road sign that says "Michisaagiig of Rice Lake, Hiawatha First Nation, Nibi Nimaadiziwin/Water Treatment Plant, Water is Life"." src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived-experiences_Hiawatha_roadsign_1719498517802_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="/eng/1719499646819/1719499672152">A future flowing with promise: Hiawatha First Nation's triumph over water woes</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Photo gallery</span></p> <p><b>Indigenous Services Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"This achievement brings us great joy and marks a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to the well-being of our citizens. Water is life, and we must all work together for the protection of the waters, from the smallest streams to the wetlands, to the rivers, lakes, and oceans. We borrow these lands and waters from our grandchildren, and we must look after and respect these gifts and responsibilities we have been given."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Chief Laurie Carr, Hiawatha First Nation</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Addressing Climate Change, Natural Resources, Sustainable Communities<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Education</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived-experiences_fn_bc_education_1714415886255_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spO9IAXCExg" rel="external">Four First Nations in BC gain control over on-reserve education</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"This was such a tremendous way to start our journey. Our dreams of implementing our own curriculum, our own certifications for our teachers and our schools, that day is here."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Stephanie Atleo, President, First Nations Education Authority</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><b>Category:</b> Education<br> <b>Indigenous People:</b> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">Inuit</td> <td headers="t1_2">Treaties, agreements and negotiations</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived-experiences_nunavut-devolution-group-selfie_1710264142049_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="/eng/1710259024281/1710259046262">Nunavut devolution: a new chapter for Nunavummiut begins</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Photo gallery</span></p> <p><b>Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"…While it has taken generations of our leaders to achieve this work, the signing of the Devolution Agreement is primarily for young Nunavummiut across our territory."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>The Hon. P.J. Akeeagok, Premier of Nunavut</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Treaties, agreements and negotiations<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> Inuit</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">Inuit</td> <td headers="t1_2">Sustainable Communities</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived_experiences_haafinmo_banner_1709760843572_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="/eng/1709760674689/1709760701042">Historic alliance to address food insecurity in northern Manitoba and Ontario</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Photo gallery</span></p> <p><b>Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"We are rejoining our nations across Manitoba and Ontario as brothers and sisters and we are seeking to include our cousins in the north. Together, we are taking back control and setting ourselves on a path to a place where there will be no hungry babies and no more hungry elders."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Tracey Willoughby, Director of M.A.M., Mawachintoon Anishnawbe Miijim, KKETS</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Sustainable Communities<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> Inuit</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">Inuit</td> <td headers="t1_2">Sustainable Communities</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/nutrition_education_initiatives_nunatsiavut_1708446800444_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="/eng/1708448283691/1708448314070">Nutrition education initiatives promote healthy eating in Nunatsiavut</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Photo gallery</span></p> <p><b>Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"Thanks to NNC's nutrition education initiatives, seniors and children indeed all community members get to eat healthy snacks and meals, which they may not always get at home."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Barbara Edmonds, Team Leader, Postville</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Sustainable Communities<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> Inuit</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Residential Schools</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="Photo of Shubenacadie Indian Residential School" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/shubenacadie_indian_residential_school_1695327288194_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a rel="external" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5176YRvcVA">Mikwite'tmek, we remember</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Parks Canada and Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural Centre</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"I think a Survivor would naturally, as a defence, kind of take those memories and push them back into the darkness. However, Mi'kmaw culture is one of oral tradition passed down from generation to generation. It's how we come to learn, how we come to understand, right?"</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Roger Lewis, Shubenacadie Residential School Survivor</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Residential Schools<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations, Inuit, <span lang="fr">Métis</span></td> <td headers="t1_2">Addressing climate change</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived_experiences-clean_energy_solutions-hero_card_1694096020698_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="/eng/1694007978615/1694008004900">Clean energy solutions for Arctic communities: Energy Champions gather to share expertise</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Photo gallery</span></p> <p><b>Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"Seeing the passion and drive in ARENA participants, in the communities we have visited, and the experts that we have brought together gives a great deal of hope that together we can overcome the existential threat that climate change poses, particularly in the North."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Rob Cooke, Dog musher and ARENA Canadian Technical Lead</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Addressing climate change<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations, Inuit, <span lang="fr">Métis</span></p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations, Inuit, <span lang="fr">Métis</span></td> <td headers="t1_2">Addressing climate change</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived_experiences_banner_iyttsatun_1691784168113_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="/eng/1691763157164/1691763185480">Indigenous youth take the stage at the United Nations</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Photo gallery</span></p> <p><b>Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"If someone told a younger me that one day I would be walking into the UN in New York in moccasins and a ribbon skirt, I don't know if I would have believed them."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Tracie Léost, <span lang="fr">Métis</span> Youth Delegate</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Addressing climate change<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations, Inuit, <span lang="fr">Métis</span></p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations, Inuit, <span lang="fr">Métis</span></td> <td headers="t1_2">Addressing climate change</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived_experiences_wm_banner_1691606258560_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="/eng/1691091443707/1691091476986">Wisdom Mural - one with nature, one together</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Photo gallery</span></p> <p><b>Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"This was a formidable undertaking […] not just by the size and scope of the project but by the selection of people she brought together to share their cultural perspectives."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Dr Rongo H. Wetere, Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management (FNZIM) Elder Representative, New Zealand/Australasian Region</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Addressing climate change<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations, Inuit, <span lang="fr">Métis</span></p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Economic Reconciliation</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived_Experiences_1696602359771_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a rel="external" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6gdjv-xxIQ">The Quebec Indigenous Tourism Initiative: looking beyond economic spin-offs</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Indigenous Services Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"Developing tourism isn't just about the economy. It's also about reconciliation. It's both for us, in the community, but also about changing people's perceptions of us."</p> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Economic Reconciliation<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Sustainable Communities</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived_experiences_twt_feature_1688567149806_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="/eng/1688499443871/1688499467150">Tlʼetsʼatsʼin – Working Together </a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Photo gallery</span></p> <p><b>Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>One day, Northern Tutchone artist Lianne Marie Leda Charlie asked a local Elder "What comes to mind when you think of Indigenous Peoples working together?"</p> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Sustainable Communities<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations, Métis, Inuit</td> <td headers="t1_2">Residential Schools</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived_experiences_boc-banner-tn_1687967643450_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="/eng/1687965198321/1687965235933">Bones of Crows (Behind the Scenes)</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Photo gallery</span></p> <p><b>Elevation Pictures</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"This is a (once) in a lifetime film. It's not something that could have happened even 5 years ago, but we also understood the responsibility."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Marie Clements, award-winning Métis/Dene writer, director, and producer</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Residential Schools<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations, Métis, Inuit</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">Indigenous People: First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Sustainable Communities</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived-experiences-indigenous-businesses_1686855897659_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co8bRxOvpHs" rel="external">Partnerships Adding Strength to Indigenous Businesses</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Indigenous Tourism Alberta</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"For me, I know the Arts as a healing form. When you have an audience watching – they're feeling. They're not thinking. And that is how we create change in the world."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Michelle Thrush, Artistic Director, Making Treaty 7</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Sustainable Communities<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">Indigenous People: First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Sustainable Communities</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/moose-hide_400_1685729200991_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HwLuQlx6QM&" rel="external">The Story of the Moose Hide Campaign</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Moose Hide Campaign </b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"The Moose Hide Campaign – it was easy to say that it aligned with my virtues and values, not only as an Indigenous man and my community, but also as a human being and community. Around not only how we look after our families, but how we provide love and compassion, so that our families grow up safe, comfortable, and acknowledge who they are and the gifts that they carry."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Bradley Dick Yuxwelupton, Community Leader</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Sustainable Communities<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">Indigenous People: First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Economic Reconciliation</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived_Experiences_1683025367874_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15cPyONnYCQ" rel="external">Indigenous Economic Reconciliation </a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>University of Victoria</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"Reconciliation is about peaceful co-existence, restoring balance in relationships, and living together in mutual respect and harmony."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Ovide Mercredi</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Economic Reconciliation<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">Inuit</td> <td headers="t1_2">Addressing Climate Change</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived-experience-grise_fiord-thumb_1679948155050_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="/eng/1678471627982/1678471654050">Transitioning towards clean energy in Grise Fiord, Nunavut </a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Photo gallery</span></p> <p><b>Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"We are in the most isolated inhabited community in North America, and the change in weather patterns, shore erosion, permafrost reduction, are not lost on us, and any investments to slow the changes that Grise Fiord can participate in, is to the benefit of all."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Mayor Meeka Kiguktak of Grise Fiord, Nunavut</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Addressing Climate Change<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> Inuit</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations, Inuit, <span lang="fr">Métis</span></td> <td headers="t1_2">Sustainable Communities</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/supporting_local_food-campfire_thumb_1678978846488_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="/eng/1678976776152/1678976801535">Supporting local food priorities in the North</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Photo gallery</span></p> <p><b>Nutrition North Canada </b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"My family and I would benefit from the grant in order to have proper clothing and supplies that we need when we are out harvesting in the land. We would like to continue teaching our children the life skills in the land and continue the traditions we long to keep alive and pass on to our children."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Hunter from Neskantaga First Nation </cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Sustainable Communities<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations, Inuit, <span lang="fr">Métis</span></p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">Indigenous People: First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Economic reconciliation</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived_Experiences_1677761429532_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFGjsvaX4PQ" rel="external">Reconciliation on Bay Street</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Centennial College </b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"Before colonization, Indigenous people had a strong economy. When we agreed to share this beautiful territory, we were kind of cast aside, and I think there's a really important history that all of Canada needs to learn about."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Dawn Madahbee Leach, General Manager, Waubetek Business Development Corporation</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Economic reconciliation<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">Indigenous People: First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Education</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/lived_Experiences_1677761460317_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://vimeo.com/806896733" rel="external">A historic agreement for 22 First Nations communities in Quebec </a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Indigenous Services Canada </b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"What's going to fundamentally change is the curriculum and all the teachers' work. They will have the financial tools to provide students with a safe learning environment that will have all the possible options to learn their language, learn their culture, work with Elders, and work with parents."</p> <footer class="small"><cite> Denis Gros-Louis, Director General of the First Nations Education Council</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Education<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations, Métis, Inuit</td> <td headers="t1_2">Natural Resources</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_wanuskewin_archaeological_discovery_1674501401859_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmPjgK1X1ts" rel="external">Wanuskewin Archaeological Discovery</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Tourism Saskatchewan</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"Wanuskewin keeps on giving, and I like that... It won't just be archaeological stuff, it will be the depth of the cultural experience. The story of how these people lived in this environment. This didn't happen in other parts of North America - it is a plains story."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Ernie Walker, Founder, Wanuskewin Heritage Park</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Natural resources<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations, Métis, Inuit</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations, Métis, Inuit</td> <td headers="t1_2">Residential Schools</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_survivor-flag_PM-trudeau-scottjpg_1671657501806_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="/eng/1671715657126/1671715673116" rel="external">Survivors' Flag Raising on Parliament Hill</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Photo gallery</span></p> <p><b>Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"The Survivors created this flag as a symbol of the complicated journey we are on together toward healing. I know the Survivors' Flag flying on Parliament Hill will serve as a reminder to all of us that we must continue to hear and understand the truth of residential schools."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Stephanie Scott, Executive Director, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation </cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Residential Schools<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations, Métis, Inuit</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Photo</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">Inuit</td> <td headers="t1_2">Addressing Climate Change</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_under-the-sea_1671571702397_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://vimeo.com/763902339" rel="external">Under the sea</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>ArctiConnexion</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"I have heard that many other communities all around the world are being affected by climate change. We will have to adapt, maybe change our diet. The ring seal has been one of the most important parts of our diet for generations. There is no better food than sea animals."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Poisey Alogut</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Addressing Climate Change<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> Inuit</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Sustainable Communities</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_finding-inspiration_1671571723039_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mji5nV2aZY" rel="external">Finding Inspiration</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Indigenous Tourism BC</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"The more understanding you have of an Indigenous culture, the more respect and appreciation comes along with that. And so we feel that we are the best people to represent our people, because we're coming from a place of cultural knowledge"</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Erin Brillon, Totem Design House</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Sustainable Communities<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">Inuit</td> <td headers="t1_2">Sustainable Communities</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_katinnganiq_project_1669924542282_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq-YZU9_xpU" rel="external">The Katinnganiq Project</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Pinnguaq</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"The Katinnganiq project uses a "life promotion" approach to suicide prevention, which is based on the belief that all young people are capable of finding their own paths to holistic and meaningful life. We present this project as a way to provide the tools to enable youth to unlock modes of expression, economic opportunities, and emotional outlets." </p> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Sustainable Communities<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> Inuit</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Natural Resources</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_painted_warriors_1669924604313_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KeaKpj6MiE&t=10s" rel="external">Indigenous tourism builds bridges of understanding</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Prairies Economic Development Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"When visitors come here one of the most important things that we're trying to do is to have them see things through an Indigenous perspective. We're really hoping to build bridges of understanding, it's an important part of our mandate. It's more than just a tourism company to us, and I really believe that the way forward is building that communication between the two different cultures."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Tracey Klettl, Owner and Operator, Painted Warriors</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Natural Resources<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">Métis</td> <td headers="t1_2">Natural Resources</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_water_quality_1669924575307_eng.jpg"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUmFo10bXFQ" rel="external">Manitoba Métis Federation's Water Quality Program</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Manitoba Métis Federation</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"Climate change is occurring and it's going to impact everyone, but it's especially going to impact the Manitoba Métis citizens who use the lands, water, and resources."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Breanna Sherbo, Aquatic Sciences Technician, Manitoba Métis Federation </cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Natural Resources<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> Métis</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Residential Schools</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_we-will-always_1660750723079_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://vimeo.com/619231439" rel="external">me7 w7ec-kt wel me7 yews (We will always be here)</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Tk'emlúps te Secwe̓pemc First Nation</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"The Tk'emlúps te Secwe̓pemc chose to keep this former residential school intact so that we may never forget its history. In this very building that was created to irradiate our culture, our language, and ways of being, we are using it to reclaim, renew and revitalize Secwepemc language, tradition and ways of knowing."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Kukpí7 Rosanne Casimir</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Residential Schools<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <!-- <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations, Inuit, Métis</td> <td headers="t1_2">Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_redress_1660750644798_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH7FuxzrFvs&t=24s" rel="external">REDress project</a></h3> <div class="label label-default mrgn-bttm-md"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</div> <p class="mrgn-tp-lg"><b>Jamie Black</b></p> <blockquote class="small"><p>"It offers an opportunity for all groups of people to come together to start having a dialogue and a conversation, and also for women and families and communities to have a space for their voices to be heard and their stories to be told."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Jamie Black</cite></footer></blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations, Inuit, Métis</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> --> <!-- <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Housing</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_Wunnumin-housing_1660750610602_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qeZCkVw36c" rel="external">Wunnumin housing recognition award</a></h3> <div class="label label-default mrgn-bttm-md"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</div> <p class="mrgn-tp-lg"><b>First Nations Housing Community</b></p> <blockquote class="small"><p>"It was the goal of the community project supervisors and managers to make the housing project a community experience. We had local labour do all of the work. I think they really enjoyed the work they did. They gained a lot of work experience."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Randy Wabasse</cite></footer></blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Housing<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr>--> <!-- <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Sustainable Communities</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_fraservalley_1660750699606_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wBfl6QWzYIplC0Ubp-bW5qX1RQ-qox3K/view" rel="external">Fraser Valley professional and institutional development program pilot</a></h3> <div class="label label-default mrgn-bttm-md"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</div> <p class="mrgn-tp-lg"><b>Indigenous Services Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"><p>"It helps us to identify potential leadership, and helps us train and involve more of our members in the actual operations, planning and carrying out the comprehensive community plan that we've put in place."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Chief Mark Point, Skowkale First Nation</cite></footer></blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Sustainable Communities<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations <br> <strong>Media type:</strong> Video</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr>--> <!-- <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Sustainable Communities</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_dokis_1660750582205_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhvY2700N5w" rel="external">Dokis First Nation Okikendawt Project</a></h3> <div class="label label-default mrgn-bttm-md"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</div> <p class="mrgn-tp-lg"><b>Indigenous Services Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"><p>"With the First Nations Land Management Act, we were fortunate enough to now be in the driver's seat. It's what the community needs and not a one size fits all. With the land management, it makes it easier to deal with different companies because you're there sitting at the table with them."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Gerry Duquette Jr.</cite></footer></blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"> <strong>Category:</strong> Sustainable Communities<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr>--> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations, Inuit</td> <td headers="t1_2">Natural Resources</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_biomass_1660750502868_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qn6fpkZILs" rel="external">A Northern moment: biomass as a green energy alternative</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"The pellets we make here carry with them an economic benefit. We've turned waste into a useful product. They also carry 2 environmental benefits. We're reducing our dependence on fossil fuel driven transport to bring in external fuel sources and we're reducing the amount of material that ends up in the local landfill."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Patrick Gall</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Natural Resources<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations, Inuit</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Natural Resources</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_oldcrow_1660750552722_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnYkbuIUknc" rel="external">Old Crow solar project</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Old Crow First Nation</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"It's been the young leadership that have really championed the solar project. They've embraced the science, they've done the research, they're passing on the teachings of the Elders and it's this energy and enthusiasm and understanding that have really brought this project to its success." </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Natural Resources<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Natural Resources</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_yukonclimate_1660750525523_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BkLU5J4-Vo" rel="external">A Northern Moment: Tackling Yukon Climate Change</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"This is extremely important because it connects us to our Indigenous values, which I think that is our systems need to evolve on which include whole personhood, purpose, belonging, confidence, respect, and relationships the way that we see ourselves in relationships with not only ourselves and others, but also the way that we see ourselves in relationship with the land.</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Jewel Davies</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Natural Resources<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations, Inuit</td> <td headers="t1_2">Economic Reconciliation</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_fishingsealing_1660750480353_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF7cRDQYrO8" rel="external">A Northern Moment: Nunavut fishing and sealing industries receive funding support</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"Blubber will be converted to oil and the omega-3s found in the oil would be used in health care products. The remainder of the meat as well as the pelts will stay in the community to increase food security and improve clothing and art opportunities for the pelts as well."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Jesslene Jawanda</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Economic Reconciliation<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations, Inuit</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Economic Reconciliation</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_powerauthority_1660750461698_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtqHxDcZPBA" rel="external">Strategic Partnerships Initiative: First Nations Power Authority</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Indigenous Services Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"The solar demonstration project is very reflective of First Nations values. Particularly those related to environmental sustainability and sustainable economic development."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Christopher Adams</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Economic Reconciliation<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <!-- <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Economic Reconciliation</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_mingan_1660750440059_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://gcdocs.intra.pri/aanc-inac/llisapi.dll?func=ll&objaction=overview&objid=103044305" rel="external">Maritime Initiative: Mingan Culture House</a></h3> <div class="label label-default mrgn-bttm-md"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</div> <p class="mrgn-tp-lg"><b>Indigenous Services Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"><p>"When they told me I would create the house of culture, immediately, I knew I wouldn't do it alone. At that moment, I thought of the Elders, the artisans, the hunters. I knew that we would heal our wounds, heal our soul with it. I saw the house of culture as a house of healing."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Rita Mestokosho</cite></footer></blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Economic Reconciliation<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations<br> <strong>Media type:</strong> Video</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr>--> <!-- <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Indigenous Languages</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_dutcher_1660750412717_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0czCUG7AV8" rel="external">Language Matters: Jeremy Dutcher</a></h3> <div class="label label-default mrgn-bttm-md"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</div> <p class="mrgn-tp-lg"><b>Assembly of the First Nations</b></p> <blockquote class="small"><p>"What I see, especially among people my age is that they really are hungry to preserve and protect the language and are invested in the work of resurgence and revitalization, because it's who we are, it's what's makes us unique."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Jeremy Dutcher</cite></footer></blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Indigenous Languages<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr>--> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations, Inuit, Métis</td> <td headers="t1_2">Implementing UNDRIP</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_undrip_1660750390640_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guc8QppJPMY" rel="external">Voices on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Department of Justice Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"As a young Métis woman and mother, UNDRIP means that I have the right to be proud of my culture and the responsibility of teaching my son what it means to be Métis for future generations to carry on."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Nadia Mundell</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Implementing UNDRIP<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations, Inuit, Métis</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Treaties, agreements and negotiations</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_treatyeducation_1660750358330_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1582067752129712" rel="external">Treaty Education</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Nishnawbe Aski Nation</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"Nishnawbe Aski Nation wants to tell you about how the Treaties have affected our Peoples from inception to this very day. This is not an easy story but it is a necessary one. We share this knowledge in order to inform, education and teach how all our Nations can move forward in a good way."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Derek Fox</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Treaties, agreements and negotiations<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <!-- <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Child and Family Services</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_cowessess_1660750283287_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXZLPYxN9Xc" rel="external">Cowessess Child & Family Services</a></h3> <div class="label label-default mrgn-bttm-md"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</div> <p class="mrgn-tp-lg"><b>Cowessess First Nation</b></p> <blockquote class="small"><p>"Prime Minister Trudeau stands beside Cowessess and invests in us, as we heal at our pace. One day there will be no children in care."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Chief Delorme, Cowessess First Nation</cite></footer></blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Child and Family Services<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> --> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Emergency Management</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_fness_1660750325879_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=OQewmUO3p_I" rel="external">FNESS Flood Response</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>First Nations Emergency Services Society</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"Employees get to go out and serve communities the right way and come back with their stories about how they responded."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Dean Colthorp, Corporate/Fire Services Manager, First Nations Emergency Services Society</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Emergency Management<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <!-- <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Economic Reconciliation</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_tourismbc_1660750244068_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mji5nV2aZY" rel="external">Finding Inspiration</a></h3> <div class="label label-default mrgn-bttm-md"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</div> <p class="mrgn-tp-lg"><b>Indigenous Tourism BC</b></p> <blockquote class="small"><p>"We are the best people to represent our people, because we're coming from a place of cultural knowledge."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Erin Brillon, Totem Design House</cite></footer></blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Economic Reconciliation<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr>--> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">Métis</td> <td headers="t1_2">Economic Reconciliation</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_winnipegfashion_1666295355171_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kAodgGcKTs" rel="external">Winnipeg Indigenous business expands sustainable fashion line to new markets</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Prairies Economic Development Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"I use my heritage stories in my designs...we use different Indigenous prints. They all have a really nice story, because for me, it's important to tell the story of our Indigenous people across Canada, and I've always believed fashion is also history."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Andréanne Dandeneau, Owner/Designer, Anne Mulaire Designs</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Economic Reconciliation<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> Métis</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">First Nations</td> <td headers="t1_2">Economic Reconciliation</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_SHBapparel_1666295381335_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83Xud6QeW6s" rel="external">Clothing business gets support from PrairiesCan's Indigenous Business Development Services</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Prairies Economic Development Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"SHB Apparel means spirit of a warrior, hope for the future, and the beauty of life. So SHB Apparel is not only an apparel company, we provide resources and support those who struggle with mental health."</p> <footer class="small"><cite>Amanda Sanderson, CEO, SHB Apparel</cite></footer> </blockquote> <p class="text-muted small"><strong>Category:</strong> Economic Reconciliation<br> <strong>Indigenous People:</strong> First Nations</p> </div> </div></td> <td headers="t1_4">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="t1_1">Métis</td> <td headers="t1_2">Economic Reconciliation</td> <td headers="t1_3"><div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive thumbnail mrgn-tp-lg" alt="" src="/DAM/DAM-CIRNAC-RCAANC/DAM-RECN/STAGING/images-images/reconciliation-journey_lived-experiences_metiscrossing_1666295407033_eng.png"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-7 mrgn-lft-md mrgn-rght-md"> <h3 class="h5"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dtt57yvobSw" rel="external">Authentic Indigenous tourism experience grows in Alberta</a></h3> <p><span class="label label-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-film mrgn-rght-sm"></span>Video</span></p> <p><b>Prairies Economic Development Canada</b></p> <blockquote class="small"> <p>"Métis Crossing provides us an opportunity to share and celebrate who we are. From our perspective, we can talk about the contributions that the Métis people have made to Canada. 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