2020 – 2021 Action Plans: Reconciliation
June 3, 2020
- Reconciliation
- Commitment to Change Working Group
- Increase membership on working group based on revised terms of reference;
- Support the activities of the Commitment to Change working group;
- Continue with online resource development for members;
- BOD to make decision regarding land acknowledgement and staff signature.
- Reconciliation Actions Completed
- Membership filled
- Interim and final report regarding action plan for commitment implementation.
- Website content identified
- Decisions taken.
- Follow up with the commitments made on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action and the Calls for Justice of the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
- Identify priorities for implementation of pertinent elements of the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Call for Justice of the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; Committees, Board, staff and other constituency groups
- Continue to develop relationship with the National Indigenous Accreditation Board (NIAB).
- TRC and MMIWG Actions Completed
- Review of documents and list of priorities identified.
- Engage in joint activities;
- Ongoing communication between organizations (office, COA etc.);
- Annual meeting between Executive/Board.
- (4) Organizational Strengthening (Board of Directors, office, communication, conference, activities and other practices)
- A. Emphasis on Indigenous languages in addition to maintaining French and English;
- In collaboration with TC-ISWEN, initiate a long-term plan for the inclusion and integration of Indigenous languages in CASWE-ACFTS publications and communications in meaningful ways that are in alignment with the Association’s commitment to change and decolonization;
- Indigenous Languages Actions Completed
- Development of a long-term plan;
- Increased presence, visibility and audibility of the Indigenous language(s) of the territories on which the Conference is occurring in associated conference materials;
- Translation and interpretation available
- B. Human resources capacity
- i. Commitment to developing and implementing a decolonial equity lens in all aspects of the organization’s work.
- Human Resources Actions Completed
- Board development session;
- Dialogue sessions with members; Webinars and other online activities;
- Staff development session;
- Constituency groups development session.
- C. Governance and succession policies:
- Continue Indigenous and decolonial governance training;
- Review of By-laws and make recommendations;
- Review of Governance Manual and make recommendations.
- Governance and Succession Actions Completed