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Recommendation 15:
It is essential to the success of the commission, and the province’s relations with Indigenous people, that UNDRIP lens be brought into the creation of the new commission, and the work it will do. All of government has the responsibility to review policies, programs and legislation to determine how to bring the UNDRIP’s principles into action. The commission will have a role, from a human rights perspective, in ensuring that government fulfills this responsibility.
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- Access to justice ,
- Additions to the B.C. Human Rights Code ,
- Culture and language ,
- Decolonization and Indigenous rights ,
- Education and employment ,
- Emergency response ,
- Health, wellness and services ,
- Human rights system ,
- Indigenous children and youth in care ,
- Indigenous rights and self-governance ,
- International human rights ,
- Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, and LGBTQ2SIA+ people ,
- Public education and reconciliation ,
- Representation and leadership
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Recommendation 52:
Increased partnerships between schools and Indigenous organizations to support youth.
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Recommendation 417:
Increase funding for resources to assist Aboriginal women victims of male violence [including] educational programs to teach Aboriginal women about healthy relationships. (p.8)
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Recommendation 335:
In consultation with aboriginal people, training, or skill and knowledge development needs, should be actively promoted and supported. The consultation process should reflect principles of community control. (p.22)
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Recommendation 411:
In collaboration with Indigenous representative and organizations, the federal government should take urgent action to address the chronic unemployment and poverty faced by Indigenous women and men…
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Recommendation 6:
Immediate measures to ensure that funding for healthcare, housing, education and other services for Indigenous women, children and families are equitable to those available to non-Indigenous people in Canada and sufficient to enable effective protection and full enjoyment of their rights. Particular priority should be given to eliminating discrimination in funding for child and family services.
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- Access to justice ,
- Classism ,
- Decolonization and Indigenous rights ,
- Discrimination and hate ,
- Economic inequality ,
- Education and employment ,
- Gender-based violence ,
- Health ,
- Health, wellness and services ,
- Housing and homelessness ,
- Human rights system ,
- Income insecurity and benefits ,
- Indigenous children and youth in care ,
- Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, and LGBTQ2SIA+ people ,
- Poverty ,
- Poverty and economic inequality ,
- Pre-natal care ,
- Public services ,
- Racism ,
- Sexism
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Recommendation 63:
We call upon the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada to maintain an annual commitment to Aboriginal education issues, including: i. Developing and implementing Kindergarten to Grade Twelve curriculum and learning resources on Aboriginal peoples in Canadian history, and the history and legacy of residential schools. ii. Sharing information and best practices on teaching curriculum related to residential schools and Aboriginal history. iii. Building student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect. iv. Identifying teacher-training needs relating to the above.
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Recommendation 62:
We call upon the federal, provincial, and territorial governments, in consultation and collaboration with
Survivors, Aboriginal peoples, and educators, to: i. Make age-appropriate curriculum on residential schools, Treaties, and Aboriginal peoples’ historical and contemporary contributions to Canada a mandatory education requirement for Kindergarten to Grade Twelve students. ii. Provide the necessary funding to post-secondary institutions to educate teachers on how to integrate Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods into classrooms. iii. Provide the necessary funding to Aboriginal schools to utilize Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods in classrooms. iv. Establish senior-level positions in government at the assistant deputy minister level or higher dedicated to Aboriginal content in education.
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Recommendation 36:
Ensure that environmental justice principles, such as prior informed consent and rights to information, are incorporated into legislation at all levels to avoid injustices.
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Recommendation 84:
We call upon the federal government to restore and increase funding to the CBC/Radio-Canada, to enable Canada’s national public broadcaster to support reconciliation, and be properly reflective of the diverse cultures, languages, and perspectives of Aboriginal peoples, including, but not limited to: i. Increasing Aboriginal programming, including Aboriginal-language speakers. ii. Increasing equitable access for Aboriginal peoples to jobs, leadership positions, and professional development opportunities within the organization. iii. Continuing to provide dedicated news coverage and online public information resources on issues of concern to Aboriginal peoples and all Canadians, including the history and legacy of residential schools and the reconciliation process.
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