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Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.64,0:00:16.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay. It's great to be here\Nwith you both today.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.44,0:00:18.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm so excited for this conversation.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.80,0:00:21.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome everyone to our discussion
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.16,0:00:22.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with Michael Etherington,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.56,0:00:24.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Reconciliation in Motion:{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.20,0:00:26.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Stepping into a Better Future.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.88,0:00:28.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Sarah [Frase].
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.04,0:00:29.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm a member of Ballet Forward.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.04,0:00:32.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Currently, I'm a student\Nwith Arts Umbrella
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.08,0:00:34.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their Postsecondary program\Nhere in Vancouver,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.92,0:00:36.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I'm [inaudible]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.84,0:00:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm a member\Nof Norway House Cree Nation.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.92,0:00:41.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm joined today\Nby a fellow Ballet Forward member,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.16,0:00:44.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oya, if you'd like to introduce yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.56,0:00:47.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello. My name is Oyafunke,\Nbut I go by Oya.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.12,0:00:50.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am from the US,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.12,0:00:52.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I'm a Ballet Forward member,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.36,0:00:55.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I currently study\Nat the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.76,0:00:59.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, and we're both members\Nof Ballet Forward,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.32,0:01:01.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a group of young dancers\Nfrom across Canada
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.84,0:01:03.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dedicated to addressing systemic issues
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.92,0:01:05.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,within the dance industry.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.16,0:01:09.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Talks like these are just one way\Nthat we're getting started,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.12,0:01:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we really have so much more planned,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.08,0:01:13.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're really excited to be here\Ntoday with you, Michael.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.64,0:01:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you'd like to give\Na little introduction.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.84,0:01:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've had a few discussions before,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.76,0:01:19.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but for everyone listening,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.36,0:01:20.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tell us a bit about yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.52,0:01:23.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. (Ojibwe language) {\i1}Miigwech{\i0}.\NVery briefly...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.96,0:01:25.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(speaking in foreign language)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.32,0:01:27.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(speaking in foreign language)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.08,0:01:29.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm originally from the north
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.88,0:01:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Treaty No. 9 territory.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.00,0:01:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm a member of Fort Albany First Nation,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.76,0:01:37.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my spirit name is (Ojibwe phrase),
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.44,0:01:39.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means "walks with a feather,"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.44,0:01:42.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think in nature\Nof the conversation as well,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.48,0:01:43.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I tried to highlight
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.80,0:01:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and with what I carry for myself is
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.88,0:01:48.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to walk slowly, not walk too fast.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.96,0:01:50.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that's a reminder for all of us
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.80,0:01:53.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on this learning journey\Nof reconciliation.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.24,0:01:55.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I look forward\Nto spending a bit of my time
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.04,0:01:56.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and speaking with you both today.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.40,0:01:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. (Ojibwe language) {\i1}Miigwech{\i0}.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.92,0:02:00.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Amazing. It's great to have you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.28,0:02:07.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just wanted\Nto start off the conversation,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.72,0:02:11.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,asking what is reconciliation to you,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.20,0:02:13.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what are the different aspects
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.36,0:02:15.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or levels of reconciliation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.52,0:02:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we know\Nthat it has so many aspects,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.00,0:02:20.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not just the recognition of the history
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.56,0:02:22.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and its effects,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.88,0:02:24.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also the active steps
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.36,0:02:26.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to break down the systemic barriers
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.20,0:02:29.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,put in place by the legacy\Nthat that history left.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.80,0:02:33.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To frame the conversation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.32,0:02:37.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to highlight with the Truth\Nand Reconciliation Commission.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.24,0:02:40.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They had established a final report
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.24,0:02:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was published in 2015,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.12,0:02:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and prior to that,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.68,0:02:47.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,narratives of reconciliation happened\Naround the 1990s
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.92,0:02:49.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,following the Oka Crisis,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.28,0:02:51.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which was a violent conflict
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.28,0:02:53.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that happened with regards\Nto traditional burial grounds.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.48,0:02:56.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a royal commission established
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.88,0:02:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on Aboriginal peoples
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.00,0:03:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a final report issued in 1996,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.48,0:03:03.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then subsequently,\Nthe Ministry of Indian Affairs,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.48,0:03:06.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Minister of Indian Affairs,\NJane Stewart,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.48,0:03:08.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,issued a statement of reconciliation,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.96,0:03:10.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but prior to that,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.08,0:03:11.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there wasn't really much narratives
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.80,0:03:15.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because a lot of the history\Nwas suppressed
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.32,0:03:19.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also too many community members\Ndidn't have any forms
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.84,0:03:21.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tell their stories or experience
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.52,0:03:23.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the legacy of residential schools.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.48,0:03:27.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Following that,\Nthere was a class action lawsuit,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.12,0:03:29.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Indian Residential School\NSettlement Agreement,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.60,0:03:32.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is where the TRC was established
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.92,0:03:33.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from under schedule.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.36,0:03:37.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's important to consider,\NI think, for everyone, though,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.84,0:03:41.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that as this work and call to action\Nwas moved forward,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.60,0:03:43.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there were 94 calls to action.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.32,0:03:47.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think of what's important to recognize
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.36,0:03:48.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a working definition
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.68,0:03:49.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how we move forward,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.84,0:03:51.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it's as a community-based
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.28,0:03:53.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or as an organization,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.72,0:03:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so the TRC did have a definition
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.72,0:03:59.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that focused predominantly\Non relationships.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.00,0:04:02.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Within those relationships,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.64,0:04:04.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it has four criterias,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.24,0:04:06.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which are awareness of the past,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.28,0:04:08.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,acknowledgement of the harm,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.04,0:04:10.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,atonement for the causes
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.76,0:04:12.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and action to change.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.12,0:04:15.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I utilize those as pathways
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.64,0:04:17.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how we move forward.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.04,0:04:19.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think an important question, I think,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.84,0:04:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to frame this conversation\Nbefore I continue is
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.20,0:04:26.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I always say "personal and professional."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.16,0:04:31.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Personally, I think,\Nis where the conversation should start
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.64,0:04:35.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the TRC had three central themes
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.52,0:04:37.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the final report was issued.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.84,0:04:41.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It had to focus more specific\Nabout self-determination,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.92,0:04:43.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cultural revitalization
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.84,0:04:45.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and racism and discrimination.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.32,0:04:47.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you think about the legacy--
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.44,0:04:50.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many institutions that are perpetuating,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.92,0:04:53.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as the justice system,\Nchild welfare--
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.42,0:04:56.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they may have to deal\Nwith things of the TRC theme of racism,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.84,0:04:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,discrimination,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.64,0:05:01.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but both the legacy\Nfor community members that are impacted,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.96,0:05:03.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cultural revitalization,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.80,0:05:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,loss of language,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.28,0:05:06.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,impacts of identity.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.68,0:05:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Murray Sinclair had four central questions
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.16,0:05:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to ask about yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.88,0:05:13.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with regards to reclaim your culture
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.36,0:05:16.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is knowing who you are,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.00,0:05:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you come from,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.00,0:05:20.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you're going\Nand what's your responsibilities
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.08,0:05:23.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the legacy of residential schools
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.12,0:05:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the impacts of Indigenous peoples,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.16,0:05:26.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Indigenous individuals,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.92,0:05:28.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,families and communities
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.44,0:05:30.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was to sever your connection and belonging
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.28,0:05:32.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to not be able\Nto answer those questions,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.44,0:05:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so many Indigenous families\Nare working through,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.32,0:05:38.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to reclaim\Nthose aspects of who they are
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.32,0:05:39.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and where they come from
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.88,0:05:43.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in the latter aspect\Nabout self-determination.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.72,0:05:46.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Canada, we have conflicting narratives
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.04,0:05:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with regards to assimilation policies\Nof the legacy,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.36,0:05:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also we have\Ninherent rights through treaties,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.56,0:05:56.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so as we move forward as a country,\Nfor many Canadians,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.40,0:05:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that to recognize the inherent rights
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.40,0:06:01.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that we do work in shared prosperity
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.04,0:06:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and walking a path together.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.12,0:06:04.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.40,0:06:05.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also before we segue
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.80,0:06:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that have either of you considered\Nreconciliation means to you at all?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.84,0:06:14.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I ask you what does reconciliation\Nmean to you,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.96,0:06:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have you considered or have\Nan understanding for yourselves as of yet
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.36,0:06:20.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as young leaders?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.64,0:06:25.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, I think, for me, reconciliation,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.68,0:06:27.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's like taking all those pieces
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.16,0:06:29.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from other conversations I've had before
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.28,0:06:33.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a few key elements that really stick
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.44,0:06:35.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is talking about establishing
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.16,0:06:39.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also maintaining the relationship,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.16,0:06:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I think that's a really important part\Nof the way I see reconciliation.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.16,0:06:44.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess I was wondering
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.00,0:06:49.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what are those ways\Nthat you keep that maintenance piece
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.24,0:06:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after you've established things
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.64,0:06:53.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and once you really start\Nto dive into creating change
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.76,0:06:56.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and looking into\Nhow institutions are structured.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.88,0:06:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we ensure maintenance?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.48,0:07:03.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think what I would highlight\Nis going back
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.56,0:07:06.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and referring to the 94 calls to action.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.64,0:07:11.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reason being is that there was\Nthe Yellowhead Institute
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.32,0:07:13.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were doing these annual reports
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.48,0:07:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,monitoring the traction.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.56,0:07:17.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even CBC had a website called Beyond 94.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.08,0:07:22.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You've seen a lot of the calls to action\Nlose a lot of momentum.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.92,0:07:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the height when the 2015
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.00,0:07:26.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the report was published,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.76,0:07:28.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was increased public awareness,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.92,0:07:30.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but over a period of time,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.48,0:07:32.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the status quo started to come back
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.20,0:07:36.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where the lack of agency or urgency
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.24,0:07:37.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make these changes occurred,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.56,0:07:41.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then it got relegated to becoming\Npredominantly Indigenous narratives.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.40,0:07:45.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The narrative reconciliation\Nis not exclusive for Indigenous peoples.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.56,0:07:46.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's for all Canadians,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.68,0:07:47.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and those calls to action
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.12,0:07:49.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are for all of us to work together.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.24,0:07:53.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I like to highlight\Nwhen you're talking about maintenance
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.72,0:07:56.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that awareness is one thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.40,0:08:00.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of these conversations\Nare being regulated
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.44,0:08:03.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,towards individual self-driven learning,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.08,0:08:06.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I think what's important\Nto consider, though,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.52,0:08:08.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that it does have to go forward
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.64,0:08:12.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at an institutional level\Nto be sustainable
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.20,0:08:15.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also not to become\Njust a narrative of the past.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.12,0:08:19.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, the 94 calls to action\Nare distinguished
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.84,0:08:21.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into 1 to 42,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.60,0:08:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which deal with legacy
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.64,0:08:24.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you have the health system,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.36,0:08:26.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,education system, the justice system,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.08,0:08:29.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the child welfare system,\Nlike language and culture,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.76,0:08:32.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which have a priority focus of legacy
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.04,0:08:34.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are still impacting\Nthe quality of life
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.60,0:08:37.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for Indigenous individuals,\Nfamilies and communities today.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.56,0:08:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the latter, institutions\Nwho may not have inherited the legacy
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.72,0:08:42.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are under 43 to 94,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.08,0:08:44.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but why I'm sharing this breakdown
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.60,0:08:46.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we're talking about maintaining
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.76,0:08:50.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that Yellowhead Institute\Nhas identified
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.52,0:08:53.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that most of the calls to actions\Nthat are symbolic in nature
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.08,0:08:55.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are being addressed,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.56,0:08:58.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the ones that have to deal\Nwith structural changes are not--
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.08,0:09:00.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anything with data and metrics
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.76,0:09:03.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and evaluating how we're improving--
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.20,0:09:06.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I think\Nan important consideration is that
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.08,0:09:09.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how do we move beyond awareness?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.28,0:09:15.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, the awareness\Nare predominantly symbolic and gesturing.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.00,0:09:21.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to consider these actionable steps
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.08,0:09:24.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we're dealing\Nwith the complex of idea
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.84,0:09:27.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that has been in effect\Nfor thousands of years,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.04,0:09:28.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is colonialism.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.80,0:09:29.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thousands of years.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.28,0:09:33.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now today,\Nthe narrative reconciliation in Canada,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.64,0:09:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's only been around for about ten years.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.40,0:09:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We as a country,\Nboth Indigenous, non-Indigenous,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.88,0:09:40.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can't lose hope
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.92,0:09:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you may feel self-defeated
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.68,0:09:46.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you don't see the changes required\Nor necessary,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.92,0:09:49.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but how we create that momentum
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.08,0:09:51.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is reaching the hearts\Nand minds of Canadians,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.44,0:09:53.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both Indigenous and non-Indigenous.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.08,0:09:55.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's how you deal with legacy.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.68,0:09:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's how you create\Na new path forward as a country
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.40,0:09:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is finding a new belief
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.80,0:10:01.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and walking together and standing together
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.04,0:10:03.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on what that belief may be.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.28,0:10:07.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, that's an excellent point.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.20,0:10:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you for that.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.40,0:10:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, and I guess\Nwhen we talk about the history
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.08,0:10:14.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and especially that awareness,\Nthat acknowledgement,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.08,0:10:16.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how do we approach\Nthat piece of accountability
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.36,0:10:19.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for holding institutions accountable\Nfor actions and systems
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.80,0:10:21.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perpetuating racism in dance
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.56,0:10:24.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also not feeling stuck in the past
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.56,0:10:26.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and really moving forward?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.68,0:10:32.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There will be challenges that arise.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.68,0:10:33.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reason being is that
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.84,0:10:38.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what I've seen in my experience
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.24,0:10:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that you're having a conversation
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.64,0:10:42.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dealing with organizational culture.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.16,0:10:45.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With organizational culture,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.92,0:10:49.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's predominantly two areas of focus,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.32,0:10:52.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is the internal aspect\Nabout how operations
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.40,0:10:55.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the strategic direction\Nof the organization may be.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.68,0:10:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.08,0:11:01.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if they are considerate\Nabout moving from the awareness
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.24,0:11:04.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to broader aspects\Nof institutional integrity,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.00,0:11:07.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there should be a strategic--\Nwhat they refer to as--
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.68,0:11:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reconciliation action plans in effect
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.16,0:11:11.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you can evaluate
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.44,0:11:13.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and monitor the progress and change
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.80,0:11:16.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or maybe things\Nthat could be approved upon
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.68,0:11:18.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or on the latter,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.72,0:11:21.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strategic realignments
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.08,0:11:24.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to ensure that reconciliation\Nis a priority organization.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.44,0:11:28.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where the other challenge arises, though,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.64,0:11:31.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that when it's the external component
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.24,0:11:33.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is when you're navigating\NIndigenous relations
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.64,0:11:35.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the broader community,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.04,0:11:40.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do we have effective forms\Nof rapport building?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.88,0:11:43.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Usually when programmatic initiatives\Nare established,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.28,0:11:47.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not involvement\Nin the preliminary stages.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.28,0:11:48.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's usually when they're more advanced
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.88,0:11:51.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and something's initiatives\Nalready rolled out,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.24,0:11:52.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then we reach out\Nto community and say,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.96,0:11:54.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What do you think this may be?"
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.36,0:11:57.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think an important aspect\Nof consideration
Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.48,0:12:01.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that let's go back\Nto our treaty relationship
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.24,0:12:02.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about shared understanding
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.72,0:12:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because that's where modes\Nof communications were understood,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.12,0:12:10.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cross-cultural communications\Nwere built upon,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.72,0:12:13.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they were adhered to\Nas part of a protocol
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.32,0:12:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also to the highest level\Nof relationship,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.92,0:12:18.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is an act of diplomacy
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.68,0:12:21.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by recognizing Indigenous nations.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.64,0:12:25.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're talking\Nabout an institutional integrity
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.20,0:12:28.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, I think, for accountability\Nand transparency,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.24,0:12:32.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what do we do, though, if you experience\Norganizational resistance?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.04,0:12:35.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are trying to improve,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.40,0:12:37.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but there is a reality
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.20,0:12:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that racism still is impacting\Nrelationships in our community.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.16,0:12:45.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think an important consideration\Nfor organizations
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.84,0:12:49.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that I always emphasize\Nprocesses of learning--
Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.36,0:12:51.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're attaining new information\Nabout the history,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.56,0:12:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the culture, traditions\Nof Indigenous peoples--
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.88,0:12:58.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but for who is not involved\Nin this conversation,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.28,0:13:00.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which also should be a priority focus,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.76,0:13:05.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what if you're someone who has been part\Nof this generational attribute
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.08,0:13:07.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of hearing misinformation, stereotypes,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.20,0:13:09.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,negative views of Indigenous peoples?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.08,0:13:12.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're going to start harbouring\Nthese things internally.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.92,0:13:15.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there's another conversation I feel
Dialogue: 0,0:13:15.08,0:13:18.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that what do we do\Nfor the process of unlearning?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.08,0:13:19.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we support that?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.96,0:13:22.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we talk\Nabout bringing our circle together
Dialogue: 0,0:13:22.76,0:13:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a Canadian society\Nbut also to our colleagues,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:26.00,0:13:28.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those we share space with as a community,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.88,0:13:31.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that we always have to have open hands
Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.56,0:13:33.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and be guided by cultural teachings.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:33.56,0:13:37.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe, for all of us,\NIndigenous, non-Indigenous peoples,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.64,0:13:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those principles and those guides,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.40,0:13:41.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our teachings are rooted through the land.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:41.48,0:13:45.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's where I guide myself\Nabout maintaining reconciliation.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.96,0:13:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we navigate through those beliefs
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.20,0:13:49.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as teachings of the land
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.16,0:13:51.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for organizations to learn from?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:52.68,0:13:55.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In light of the organizational integrity,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.60,0:13:57.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oya, I'd like to ask you,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.88,0:13:59.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what would that look like for you,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.48,0:14:02.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for organizations like NBS
Dialogue: 0,0:14:02.12,0:14:05.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for the work\Nthat you're doing or your studies?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.48,0:14:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah. I think\Nbased on what I'm hearing you talk about
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.68,0:14:12.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at an institutional level,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:12.40,0:14:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's also the importance\Nof the representation of these people
Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.00,0:14:17.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,within these institutions.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:18.84,0:14:22.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, I'm a member\Nof the Qawalangin tribe of Alaska.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:23.16,0:14:26.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where the tribe lives,\Nit's way off the Aleutian Islands,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.28,0:14:28.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they don't have access to dance
Dialogue: 0,0:14:28.68,0:14:30.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or to classical dance
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.00,0:14:33.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they do have their own dances,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.80,0:14:36.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they don't have access\Nto things like that training.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:38.08,0:14:42.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How would institutions\Nsuch as these improve accessibility
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.16,0:14:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to people who live in those areas
Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.48,0:14:46.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or to people who live on reservations?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.48,0:14:51.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, to integrate the representation\Nof these cultures
Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.04,0:14:53.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and of the history of these people
Dialogue: 0,0:14:53.52,0:14:54.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their dances
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.56,0:14:57.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because most of classical ballet
Dialogue: 0,0:14:57.60,0:14:59.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is centred on European history.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:00.68,0:15:03.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Integrating that, but also\Nin a way that's respectful
Dialogue: 0,0:15:03.96,0:15:06.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to these cultures and their traditions.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:07.00,0:15:08.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On that note, I wanted to ask you,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:09.20,0:15:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how do big institutions like these
Dialogue: 0,0:15:11.36,0:15:14.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,integrate the representation\Nof these cultures
Dialogue: 0,0:15:14.80,0:15:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or of these people into their institutions
Dialogue: 0,0:15:17.36,0:15:19.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while ensuring\Nthat they're remaining respectful
Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.52,0:15:21.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the traditions of these people?
Dialogue: 0,0:15:23.44,0:15:26.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think what would be important
Dialogue: 0,0:15:26.56,0:15:29.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is kind of segueing\Nwhat you referred to in your remarks
Dialogue: 0,0:15:29.08,0:15:30.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of where you come from and reside
Dialogue: 0,0:15:30.76,0:15:33.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with regards to access and opportunity.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:34.36,0:15:37.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think one of the fundamental challenges\Nthat we see
Dialogue: 0,0:15:37.40,0:15:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that what is our connectivity\Nto each other
Dialogue: 0,0:15:41.00,0:15:42.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as Indigenous, non-Indigenous peoples?
Dialogue: 0,0:15:42.84,0:15:43.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm emphasizing
Dialogue: 0,0:15:43.88,0:15:47.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I too come and reside\Nfrom a remote community.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.16,0:15:49.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe Sarah as well\Nwhen you said Norway.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:49.56,0:15:50.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How's your community...
Dialogue: 0,0:15:51.32,0:15:52.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is that...
Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.28,0:15:55.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have a geographical challenge with that
Dialogue: 0,0:15:55.68,0:15:56.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because, for example,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:57.20,0:15:58.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you're a child of the north
Dialogue: 0,0:15:59.20,0:16:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there are no programs available,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.00,0:16:03.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it might not be part of your perspective
Dialogue: 0,0:16:03.92,0:16:06.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to say that's something\Nyou like to attribute
Dialogue: 0,0:16:06.48,0:16:08.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or be a part of your pathway\Nin your development
Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.76,0:16:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for opportunity,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:10.76,0:16:13.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for learning,\Nmaybe even a potential career.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.84,0:16:15.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think what's important
Dialogue: 0,0:16:15.44,0:16:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about going away from the politics\Nof this conversation
Dialogue: 0,0:16:20.00,0:16:22.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that if we're talking\Nabout relationships,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.88,0:16:25.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think, is gathering information,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.12,0:16:28.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,establishing meaningful protocols\Nand pathways
Dialogue: 0,0:16:28.84,0:16:31.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about community connections.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:32.56,0:16:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For many of these stories--
Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.32,0:16:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you talked especially\Nabout the integrity,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:36.36,0:16:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how do you embed\Nculture into the practice--
Dialogue: 0,0:16:39.28,0:16:42.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that the thematic is the fine line
Dialogue: 0,0:16:42.52,0:16:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between cultural appropriation
Dialogue: 0,0:16:44.00,0:16:45.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and cultural appreciation.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:47.60,0:16:48.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In past, though,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:49.32,0:16:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those integrity lines\Nwere never established.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:53.00,0:16:55.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It would just be taking from cultures,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:55.32,0:16:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taking stories, taking experiences
Dialogue: 0,0:16:57.40,0:17:01.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without any form\Nof consultation engagement.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:02.00,0:17:03.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think what's important, though,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:03.52,0:17:06.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that I have a disclaimer for myself,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:06.80,0:17:08.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I think others can use,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:08.52,0:17:10.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is I never tell stories\Nthat are not my own.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:11.68,0:17:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think for the arts, film and media
Dialogue: 0,0:17:14.12,0:17:15.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then even in ballet,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:16.48,0:17:17.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there may be potential
Dialogue: 0,0:17:17.68,0:17:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where the consideration\Nfor those stories and experiences
Dialogue: 0,0:17:21.88,0:17:23.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how are they being captured
Dialogue: 0,0:17:23.32,0:17:29.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I think\Na cultural sensitivity element, though...
Dialogue: 0,0:17:29.64,0:17:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's the irony of that.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:31.16,0:17:33.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we talk\Nabout residential school experiences,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:34.00,0:17:35.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are many community members
Dialogue: 0,0:17:35.36,0:17:37.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who've been trying\Nto tell their story for so long,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:37.92,0:17:39.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and no one was listening.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:39.36,0:17:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have a problem
Dialogue: 0,0:17:40.64,0:17:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about many community members\Nsuffering in silence,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:43.64,0:17:46.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but those are stories\Nthat were negatively impacted,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:46.68,0:17:50.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the ones that they consider\Npositive elements of the culture
Dialogue: 0,0:17:50.28,0:17:51.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are being exploited
Dialogue: 0,0:17:51.36,0:17:54.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because those are things\Nthat people want to experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:54.48,0:17:55.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think what's important
Dialogue: 0,0:17:55.68,0:17:59.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that if we're going to have\Nthese conversations to move forward,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:00.08,0:18:02.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is meeting both parties\Nof where they're currently at.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:03.16,0:18:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're dealing with a community\Nwho's dealing with hurt
Dialogue: 0,0:18:05.84,0:18:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some challenges,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:07.36,0:18:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe it's not appropriate\Nto develop those partnerships,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:10.52,0:18:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if there are some that are ready,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:12.00,0:18:16.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the element that's attributed\Nfor this too as well
Dialogue: 0,0:18:16.32,0:18:20.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that there's a necessary step\Nof healing in this conversation
Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.96,0:18:22.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because through healing,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:23.08,0:18:25.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's how you build these bridges\Namongst peoples,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:25.40,0:18:27.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,amongst the Indigenous,\Nnon-Indigenous peoples.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:28.72,0:18:30.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These organizations can ask yourselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:30.88,0:18:34.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what appropriate mechanisms,\Nprotocols and pathways
Dialogue: 0,0:18:34.32,0:18:35.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and avenues have we established
Dialogue: 0,0:18:35.96,0:18:38.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to maintain cultural sensitivity,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:38.28,0:18:39.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cultural awareness
Dialogue: 0,0:18:39.56,0:18:42.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also how do we move forward\Nto being sensitive
Dialogue: 0,0:18:42.64,0:18:44.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and about how we're navigating\Nour path forward?
Dialogue: 0,0:18:45.20,0:18:47.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, and I think it can be such a barrier
Dialogue: 0,0:18:47.16,0:18:50.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you don't see your own stories\Nor your own history
Dialogue: 0,0:18:50.84,0:18:53.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being represented in things such as dance.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:54.00,0:18:56.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That itself can create a disconnect
Dialogue: 0,0:18:56.48,0:18:59.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from wanting to connect\Nwith classical ballet
Dialogue: 0,0:18:59.20,0:19:02.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or contemporary\Nand anything in that stream,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:02.16,0:19:04.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I think embracing the intersections
Dialogue: 0,0:19:04.28,0:19:06.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between that historical essence
Dialogue: 0,0:19:06.08,0:19:08.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and modern-day cultural influences
Dialogue: 0,0:19:08.16,0:19:09.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we keep moving things forward
Dialogue: 0,0:19:10.16,0:19:11.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is so important to consider,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:11.28,0:19:15.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially with what you were saying\Nabout it's not necessarily unique to dance
Dialogue: 0,0:19:15.28,0:19:17.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there are so many other streams
Dialogue: 0,0:19:17.48,0:19:19.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we can learn from as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:20.52,0:19:21.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yep.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:21.52,0:19:24.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Cree, there's a word,\Nwe would say (Cree phrase),
Dialogue: 0,0:19:24.08,0:19:25.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means "right on."
Dialogue: 0,0:19:27.00,0:19:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Cree phrase)
Dialogue: 0,0:19:28.96,0:19:29.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love that.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:30.32,0:19:36.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess coming from the perspective\Nof a non-Indigenous person
Dialogue: 0,0:19:36.64,0:19:38.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,connecting to these issues,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:38.80,0:19:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just to look at it\Nfrom another perspective,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:41.04,0:19:43.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what do you say\Nto someone or an organization
Dialogue: 0,0:19:43.32,0:19:46.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who outwardly is not against\Nthe process of reconciliation
Dialogue: 0,0:19:46.48,0:19:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but maybe lacks that knowledge
Dialogue: 0,0:19:48.48,0:19:52.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the connection\Nto feel that true responsibility
Dialogue: 0,0:19:52.84,0:19:55.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and understand the importance\Nof the role that they're playing in this?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:57.60,0:20:02.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The way I first considered,\Nthough, is that in Canada,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:02.44,0:20:04.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I mentioned the 94 calls to action,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:06.40,0:20:09.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,call to action 94 was intended
Dialogue: 0,0:20:09.52,0:20:11.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to update the oath of citizenship
Dialogue: 0,0:20:11.88,0:20:14.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to recognize Aboriginal treaty rights.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:14.96,0:20:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just to give you a bit\Nof background of terminologies,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:18.28,0:20:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aboriginal Indigenous
Dialogue: 0,0:20:20.04,0:20:22.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are predominantly interchangeable\Nin Canada
Dialogue: 0,0:20:22.20,0:20:25.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because there is a branch of law\Ncalled Aboriginal law
Dialogue: 0,0:20:25.80,0:20:27.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under Section 35.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:28.24,0:20:30.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to research on your own time,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:30.60,0:20:32.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Indigenous peoples advocated
Dialogue: 0,0:20:32.96,0:20:36.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what was called\Nthe Constitutional Express in the 1980s
Dialogue: 0,0:20:36.28,0:20:37.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the government of Canada
Dialogue: 0,0:20:37.60,0:20:39.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,didn't want to recognize\NAboriginal treaties.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:39.72,0:20:41.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They want to fulfill assimilation,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:42.08,0:20:45.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but through direct political action\Nmobilization,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:46.12,0:20:47.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it went to Ottawa, to New York,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:47.64,0:20:48.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it went to London, England,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:48.84,0:20:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then the government then reconsidered\Nits position
Dialogue: 0,0:20:52.24,0:20:56.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to recognize and enshrine\Nunder Section 25/35,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:56.40,0:20:58.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is where Aboriginal treaty rights.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:58.96,0:21:00.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then how that ties in, though,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:01.40,0:21:03.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that now Canadians today,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:03.16,0:21:05.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we move forward to 94 calls to action,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:05.88,0:21:07.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have the oath of citizenship\Nthat recognized,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:07.96,0:21:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so there's a concept that I do promote:
Dialogue: 0,0:21:10.72,0:21:12.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a duty to learn.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:12.32,0:21:15.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is your duty as a Canadian\Nand your responsibility.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:16.92,0:21:18.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What happens for many,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:18.28,0:21:19.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they wait for change to come.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:20.00,0:21:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you were dealing with institutions\Nthat are lapsing is that
Dialogue: 0,0:21:25.00,0:21:26.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you look at some\Nof the challenges, though,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:26.88,0:21:29.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's an unfortunate date\Nthat occurred 2021
Dialogue: 0,0:21:29.96,0:21:31.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the unmarked graves in Canada.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:32.52,0:21:34.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When that was established
Dialogue: 0,0:21:35.96,0:21:37.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and more recognized,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:38.72,0:21:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ground-penetrating radar\Nacross Canada
Dialogue: 0,0:21:41.24,0:21:45.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reviewing sites of residential schools\Nand the cemeteries.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:45.76,0:21:48.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Call to action number 80 was addressed
Dialogue: 0,0:21:48.52,0:21:49.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in two weeks of that,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:49.52,0:21:51.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from May 2021 to June 2021,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:51.76,0:21:55.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which was a national day\Nfor truth and reconciliation.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:55.96,0:21:58.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was already called for 2015.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:58.04,0:21:59.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It took six years,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:59.08,0:22:02.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then the stories of our ancestors
Dialogue: 0,0:22:02.88,0:22:05.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the land speaking to us,\Nlike I mentioned earlier.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:06.88,0:22:08.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to refer to Canadians
Dialogue: 0,0:22:08.52,0:22:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a kind of markers to attribute
Dialogue: 0,0:22:10.52,0:22:12.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in your learning as a duty,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:12.64,0:22:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have four criterias,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:14.84,0:22:17.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is historical literacy.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:17.64,0:22:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reason being, we still deal\Nwith denialism in our country.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:22.08,0:22:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can give people the truth\Nof the experiences and stories,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:26.16,0:22:28.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but because their internal resistance
Dialogue: 0,0:22:28.44,0:22:29.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to what they've been told
Dialogue: 0,0:22:30.20,0:22:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be challenging\Nwhat they've been presented with,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:33.40,0:22:36.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so historical literacy\Nis where accountability is to say,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:37.00,0:22:39.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"These are the facts\Nof what occurred, of history
Dialogue: 0,0:22:39.52,0:22:41.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our experiences of our people."
Dialogue: 0,0:22:41.88,0:22:43.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other aspect, though, I think,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:43.28,0:22:44.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we talk about culture,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:44.80,0:22:47.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,building bridges\Nand learning from each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:47.28,0:22:48.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's contextual understanding.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:49.20,0:22:51.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you want to build your skill set,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:52.00,0:22:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,historical literacy,\Ncontextual understanding,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:54.80,0:22:57.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the last area I want to focus\Nis the professional
Dialogue: 0,0:22:57.88,0:23:00.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because this could be\Nfor students, professionals,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:00.60,0:23:03.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but as a professional, though,\Nand as a Canadian,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:06.72,0:23:07.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my path to reconciliation,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:07.96,0:23:10.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many others does not end\Nbetween nine to five,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:10.08,0:23:11.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but for some, it does.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:11.64,0:23:13.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They think it's associated\Nto the workplace,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:13.56,0:23:15.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but for us, we carry these stories home
Dialogue: 0,0:23:15.76,0:23:18.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's part of our day-to-day,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:18.70,0:23:20.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but for professionals, though,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:20.68,0:23:24.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to promote culturally-informed\Nand trauma-informed in their practices,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:24.36,0:23:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so those integrated things\Nare tools and ways
Dialogue: 0,0:23:28.16,0:23:30.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you can advance\Nyour own personal journey
Dialogue: 0,0:23:30.56,0:23:33.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in learning forward\Nof what reconciliation means.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:34.00,0:23:37.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah. It's so easy to be afraid\Nof the vastness of the whole issue itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:38.04,0:23:40.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's great what you're mentioning\Nand excellent to keep in mind
Dialogue: 0,0:23:40.52,0:23:43.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and help everyone stay connected
Dialogue: 0,0:23:43.48,0:23:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and feeling unified
Dialogue: 0,0:23:45.20,0:23:47.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because this isn't a singular issue.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:47.72,0:23:48.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:50.96,0:23:52.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, I think that's especially important
Dialogue: 0,0:23:52.88,0:23:55.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,among, yes, the professionals,\Nbut also the students
Dialogue: 0,0:23:56.20,0:23:59.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because, for example,\NI've had people tell me,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:59.92,0:24:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"That happened a long time ago,"
Dialogue: 0,0:24:01.92,0:24:06.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the history is still there\Nwithin all of these people
Dialogue: 0,0:24:06.52,0:24:08.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whose ancestors lived through that,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:08.64,0:24:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it's still...
Dialogue: 0,0:24:11.84,0:24:14.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The process of reconciliation\Nstill needs to happen today
Dialogue: 0,0:24:14.88,0:24:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even though it was in "the past" per se.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:19.44,0:24:22.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I think is important\Nto build upon your point, Sarah and Oya,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:22.92,0:24:28.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that always humanize\Nthe conversation of reconciliation.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:30.20,0:24:31.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you look at the impacts
Dialogue: 0,0:24:31.60,0:24:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how Indigenous peoples\Nhave been negatively viewed,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:35.64,0:24:37.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is a natural symptom of this,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:38.08,0:24:40.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is they refer to as "dehumanization"
Dialogue: 0,0:24:41.12,0:24:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and "depersonalization."
Dialogue: 0,0:24:43.48,0:24:46.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The challenge that we have\Nwith denialism is you downplay,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:47.00,0:24:48.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you deny,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:48.52,0:24:50.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then also to just downgrade,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:50.12,0:24:51.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which occurred.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:52.84,0:24:55.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we look at these impacts, though,\Nabout dehumanization,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:55.96,0:24:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's why you had\Nsome of these narratives
Dialogue: 0,0:24:58.36,0:24:59.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Canada,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:59.36,0:25:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as missing murdered\NIndigenous women in Canada
Dialogue: 0,0:25:02.48,0:25:05.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where there wasn't much traction happening
Dialogue: 0,0:25:05.80,0:25:07.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to address the changes
Dialogue: 0,0:25:08.24,0:25:11.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are impacting Indigenous women\Nacross the country into spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:14.52,0:25:16.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What that barrier is, though,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:16.84,0:25:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that if you try to build bridges,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:20.48,0:25:23.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you're dealing with racism\Nand discrimination
Dialogue: 0,0:25:23.28,0:25:29.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then also to just this disparity\Nof not viewing each other as equals,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:30.52,0:25:32.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that how do you reach hearts and minds?
Dialogue: 0,0:25:33.24,0:25:35.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the things, I think,\Nis an important tool kit,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:35.56,0:25:36.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not just for professionals
Dialogue: 0,0:25:36.76,0:25:39.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but for you as young leaders,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:39.56,0:25:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to share with you\Na personal story
Dialogue: 0,0:25:43.04,0:25:44.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that occurred to me of us
Dialogue: 0,0:25:44.60,0:25:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I spoke at a school,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:46.32,0:25:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is a grade-three student.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:49.40,0:25:52.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was speaking,\Nsharing about reconciliation
Dialogue: 0,0:25:52.64,0:25:56.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for just a teacher's event\Nin Toronto at the East End.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:57.52,0:25:58.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I finished my talk.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:01.56,0:26:03.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Children sat there, and when I finished,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:03.40,0:26:06.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the parents and teachers\Ngot up to thank me.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:07.56,0:26:09.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was about 40-50\Nof these kids sitting there,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:09.76,0:26:11.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I asked them,\N"Do you have anything to share?"
Dialogue: 0,0:26:11.92,0:26:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they all raised their hands,\N"Me, me, me, me, me."
Dialogue: 0,0:26:14.96,0:26:16.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked this one child,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:16.68,0:26:17.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Do you have anything to share?"
Dialogue: 0,0:26:17.96,0:26:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is what this child\Nthat stood up and said,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:20.92,0:26:22.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to quote--\NI quote it every time.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:22.68,0:26:25.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He goes, "Michael,\Ninteresting presentation.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:25.28,0:26:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Very interesting."
Dialogue: 0,0:26:26.52,0:26:28.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said, "Thank you.\NDo you have anything to share?"
Dialogue: 0,0:26:29.04,0:26:30.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This child said,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:31.72,0:26:33.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I have one thing to ask you, Michael.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:33.76,0:26:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When our parents and teachers\Ngoing to catch up to us?"
Dialogue: 0,0:26:36.48,0:26:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and was stern about it, sat down.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:39.92,0:26:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked third grade, and they went,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:41.96,0:26:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I'm in grade three."
Dialogue: 0,0:26:45.56,0:26:46.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That never left me.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:46.80,0:26:50.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reason being\Nis that the parents were invested,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:50.40,0:26:53.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the quality of care, it was a moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:53.68,0:26:55.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but for whatever reason,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:56.04,0:26:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these young students,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:58.04,0:26:59.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something reached their hearts
Dialogue: 0,0:26:59.80,0:27:02.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that made them all want the state\Nto learn more.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:03.80,0:27:05.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you look at yourself,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:05.60,0:27:06.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are a bridge.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:06.84,0:27:08.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They call this the river of life
Dialogue: 0,0:27:09.56,0:27:11.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to think about our considerations
Dialogue: 0,0:27:11.24,0:27:13.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to advance your skillships\Nand all students
Dialogue: 0,0:27:15.04,0:27:18.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under NBS and the Ballet Forward,\Nacross this institution,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:19.36,0:27:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that how do we honour our ancestors,\Nour stories of the past?
Dialogue: 0,0:27:24.80,0:27:26.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are doing our work here today,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:27.24,0:27:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the ripple effect\Nthat we have an agency for
Dialogue: 0,0:27:30.72,0:27:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are those that are yet to come,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:32.00,0:27:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which are what you call your past,\Npresent and future generations,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:35.56,0:27:37.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we are part of that thread,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:37.48,0:27:38.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I'm doing my part.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:39.32,0:27:41.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My call to action for those\Nthat are listening
Dialogue: 0,0:27:41.52,0:27:44.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that what are they going\Nto be doing for their part?
Dialogue: 0,0:27:44.76,0:27:48.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Always be mindful\Nthat you create a ripple effect
Dialogue: 0,0:27:48.04,0:27:49.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for those that you meet day-to-day
Dialogue: 0,0:27:49.92,0:27:53.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then also to those\Nthat you may have yet to meet,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:53.60,0:27:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so always honour your ancestors,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:56.04,0:27:57.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pay respects to who you see today
Dialogue: 0,0:27:57.72,0:27:59.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and be mindful of your steps
Dialogue: 0,0:27:59.32,0:28:02.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you're leaving for the path forward\Nto the next generations.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:03.16,0:28:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, that's an incredible story.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:04.68,0:28:06.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think just that child's awareness
Dialogue: 0,0:28:06.56,0:28:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really is such a sign\Nof progress in this area
Dialogue: 0,0:28:10.04,0:28:13.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that someone so young\Ncan have that awareness
Dialogue: 0,0:28:13.04,0:28:16.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the steps that need to be taken
Dialogue: 0,0:28:16.52,0:28:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and where the gaps are, I guess.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:20.72,0:28:23.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just to finish it off, I wanted to ask,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:23.60,0:28:27.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know reconciliation\Nis pretty much a never-ending process,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:28.08,0:28:30.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what does success
Dialogue: 0,0:28:30.32,0:28:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in terms of reconciliation\Nlook like to you?
Dialogue: 0,0:28:36.44,0:28:39.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I like the remarks that Sarah said\Nabout maintenance,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:40.92,0:28:43.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'll answer that through treaties.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:44.80,0:28:46.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I said the river of life,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:46.80,0:28:48.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is a treaty phrase they say,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:48.68,0:28:50.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"As long as the sun [shines],
Dialogue: 0,0:28:50.16,0:28:52.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the grass grows and rivers flow,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:52.72,0:28:54.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these relationships\Nwill always be ongoing."
Dialogue: 0,0:28:54.48,0:28:57.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the agreement between Indigenous,\Nnon-Indigenous peoples.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:58.76,0:29:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They did something interesting\Nin the past.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:01.80,0:29:04.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They used to exchange gifts every year,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:04.80,0:29:06.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they had also in this area,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:07.08,0:29:09.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they held the silver covenant chain,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:10.08,0:29:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they had [these] wampum belts,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:12.76,0:29:14.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these exchanges with the Haudenosaunee
Dialogue: 0,0:29:15.76,0:29:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where they would renew\Ntheir commitments to each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:19.64,0:29:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think for that,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:22.04,0:29:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the treaties in Canada,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:24.24,0:29:26.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have rights,\Nobligations, responsibilities,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:26.88,0:29:28.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and those always teach you
Dialogue: 0,0:29:28.12,0:29:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what our rights\Nand responsibilities are to each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:31.32,0:29:32.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we have to find form.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:33.72,0:29:37.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would say with regards\Nto how I envision this
Dialogue: 0,0:29:37.80,0:29:40.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is toning down back to our core teachings
Dialogue: 0,0:29:40.16,0:29:42.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of land and people,\Npeople and environment,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:42.08,0:29:43.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all my relations,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:43.64,0:29:46.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and knowing what our rights,\Nobligations and responsibilities are
Dialogue: 0,0:29:46.56,0:29:47.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:48.04,0:29:49.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With that being said, though,\NI thank you both
Dialogue: 0,0:29:49.88,0:29:53.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and great success\Nin your career and your studies.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:53.84,0:29:55.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Both Sarah and Oya, thank you very much.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:56.24,0:29:57.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Cree, they say {\i1}kinanâskomitin{\i0},
Dialogue: 0,0:29:57.76,0:29:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:59.48,0:30:01.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- (Oya) Thank you.\N- (Sarah) Thank you very much, Michael.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:02.24,0:30:03.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:03.24,0:30:06.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope that everyone was able\Nto learn something
Dialogue: 0,0:30:06.64,0:30:07.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with this conversation,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:08.12,0:30:10.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I hope that there is something
Dialogue: 0,0:30:10.12,0:30:12.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that everyone took with them from this
Dialogue: 0,0:30:12.64,0:30:14.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they're able to share\Nin their community
Dialogue: 0,0:30:15.28,0:30:19.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or that they're able\Nto tell their fellow peers
Dialogue: 0,0:30:19.56,0:30:23.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or other people\Nwithin their social groups.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:24.92,0:30:25.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:28.24,0:30:29.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah. Thank you so much.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:31.20,0:30:32.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to start with something easy,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:32.88,0:30:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can follow our Instagram,\N{\i1}@balletforward{\i0},
Dialogue: 0,0:30:35.92,0:30:38.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and keep up to date\Nwith any ongoing events,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:38.92,0:30:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but thank you so much, Michael.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:40.28,0:30:41.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Thank you, Oya.\N- Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:41.72,0:30:43.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you, everyone listening.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:43.60,0:30:45.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Ojibwe language) {\i1}Miigwech{\i0}. Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:45.16,0:30:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Ojibwe language) {\i1}Miigwech{\i0}.