After reviewing the 94 Calls to Action, choose one of the actions items and provide a brief reflection on the action item:
What did you learn?
How does this make you feel?
What did it make you think of?
Has this action item been completed since 2015?
Jesse Wente, in his 2021 memoir, UNRECONCILED: FAMILY, TRUTH, AND INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE describes how the Truth and Reconciliation Commission provided a watershed opportunity for Indigenous Peoples to authentically share the trauma they experienced because of the Residential School system, but noted how:
“And from that bravery came the TRC’s ninety-four calls to action, meant to honour those stories and the people who lived them as well as all those who were never afforded the chance to tell their own. Taken together, these steps offer a path to reconciliation that is paint-by-numbers easy to wrap your head around: start at number one, proceed to ninety-four, and boom, there you have it—reconciled. But that apparent ease hasn’t translated to implementation or action. More than half a decade since the report’s release, only a scant few of the calls have been addressed, by even the most generous of interpretations. Some would say that the true number is zero” (Wente 188).
WRITTEN REFLECTION NUMBER 3
See this document for guidelines on how to construct a reflective writing assignment.
Objective: What is this quote or idea about? What caught your attention?
Reflective/Reaction: Why did you choose this quote or idea? How do you identify with it?
Interpretive: What does it mean to you? What insights did you get from the quote or idea? How has your thinking changed by reflecting on this quote or idea? What research can support or challenge your thinking.
Decisional: How can this new or enhanced interpretation be applied to your professional practice?