Youth Voices on Reconciliation

Youth Voices on Reconciliation was a day-long dialogue for students, teachers and administrators to discuss the role of the high school system in creating reconciliation among Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. A major output was a list of actionable ideas generated by participants for their districts and schools to consider for implementation.

The resulting dialogue report summarizes participant ideas for action under the following seven themes:

1. Integrate Indigenous culture, arts and history in all subject areas
2. Include Indigenous peoples in decision-making and the presentation of Indigenous knowledge
3. Provide professional development opportunities for teachers
4. Support student-driven reconciliation initiatives and provide resources towards these
5. Model healthy relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples
6. Hold cultural awareness activities for Indigenous students to learn about and proudly share their culture
7. Increase Awareness of Indigenous history and heritage at a younger age