“When the school is on the reserve the child lives with its parents, who are savages; he is surrounded by savages. Indian children should be withdrawn as much as possible from the parental influence.” Sir John A. Macdonald, 1883
Facing the truth is hard. Sharing the truth of your experience is also hard. Even though the stories from survivors were documented in the Truth & Reconciliation report, it took the discovery of the unmarked graves for that truth to be shared and understood.
Interesting in this time of reflection to bring it to your own life, your leadership at your work, what are your truths? What has been said and is being said within your organization, about the alignment between the stated values and how those values are put into practice. What is the truth to the question: Do our stated values align with our practice?