There are many paths to Truth and Reconciliation. At the Roundhouse, we are always looking for ways to be better allies to Indigenous Peoples in our reconciliation work.
For instance, we start all meetings with a land acknowledgement. This is good practice, but we felt we could be doing more. After some discussion, we now have the speaker offer both the land acknowledgement, and then present a new piece of knowledge inspired by Truth and Reconciliation that they’ve researched or experienced. It’s made the land acknowledgement more meaningful for the staff, and a number of informative discussions have grown from this small addition. We wondered how we could bring this idea to our community.
How could we use our land acknowledgement as a springboard to help with someone’s path to truth and reconciliation?
We are very pleased to share our newly created Reconciliation Resources page with you. It begins with a land acknowledgement and from there, you can learn about the Roundhouse’s Indigenous-led curated art installations, and read featured Indigenous-focussed blog articles. Our Arts Programmers work closely with many Indigenous artists, and we’ve listed both current and past residencies.
There are many Indigenous calendar dates of significance during the year. We’ve listed them with a brief introduction and some key resources links. You can also find information about the Vancouver Park Board’s 11 strategies in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. Finally, there’s an extensive list of general knowledge resources. Is it missing a favourite link? Let us know and we’ll add it.
We hope that you find this page to be a valuable asset as you create your own journey toward Truth and Reconciliation.
Image: Granddaughters Mural (2015) with artists Melanie Schambach, Chrystal Sparrow, Rachel George, Senaqwila Wyss, Mutya Macatumpag. In consultation with three local indigenous Elders and Cease Wyss.