With the discovery of the remains of 215 children at the site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, Jean Becker of Indigenous Initiatives and HREI discusses the effects on truth and reconciliation. The UWaterloo community held two farewell events in honour of Feridun Hamdullahpur, our sixth president and vice-chancellor. The Sustainability Office is running its annual Bike Month event. And the School of Public Health and Health Systems changes its name.
Links in this episode:
Indigenous Student Resources: https://uwaterloo.ca/campus-wellness/indigenous-student-resources
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action: http://www.trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf
Waterloo Grad Ready: https://uwaterloo.ca/student-success-office-resources/waterloo-grad-ready
Waterloo Ready: https://uwaterloo.ca/student-success-office-resources/waterloo-ready
School of Public Health Sciences: https://uwaterloo.ca/public-health-sciences/
Bike Month: https://uwaterloo.ca/sustainability/events/bike-month-2021
Campground residential school: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/brandon-residental-school-burial-site-1.6048104
TRC Report: http://www.trc.ca/about-us/trc-findings.html
TRC for kids: https://fncaringsociety.com/publications/spirit-bears-guide-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-canada-calls-action
Hon. Murray Sinclair event: https://uwaterloo.ca/human-rights-equity-inclusion/events/honourable-murray-sinclair-national-indigenous-history-month
Opera with Deantha Edmunds: https://uwaterloo.ca/human-rights-equity-inclusion/events/lunchtime-performance-deantha-edmunds-canadas-first-and-only
**Transcript available on request
