True Reconciliation by Jody Wilson-Raybould

True Reconciliation by Jody Wilson-Raybould

There is one question Canadians have asked Jody Wilson-Raybould more than any other: What can I do to help advance reconciliation? This has been true from her time as a leader of British Columbia's First Nations, as a Member of Parliament, as Minister of Justice and Attorney General, within the business communities she interacts with, and when having conversations with people around their kitchen tables. Whether speaking as individuals, communities, organizations, or governments, people want to take concrete and tangible action that will make real change. They just need to know how to get started, or how to take the next step. For Wilson-Raybould, what individuals and organizations need to do to advance true reconciliation is self-evident, accessible, and achievable. True Reconciliation is broken down into three core practices - Learn, Understand, and Act - that can be applied by individuals, communities, organizations, and governments. They are based on the historical and contemporary experience of Indigenous peoples in their relentless efforts to effect transformative change and decolonization; and deep understanding and expertise about what has been effective in the past, what we are doing right, and wrong, today, and what our collective future requires. True Reconciliation, ultimately, is about building transformed patterns of just and harmonious relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples at all levels of society. Throughout the book, the author shares her voice and experience with others who tell their stories, illustrated with helpful sidebars and infographics, as well as historical timelines. To help with the practices of learning, understanding, and acting, there is a planning guide at the end of the book - to help the reader translate words into action for themselves as individuals, for their communities, organizations, and governments at all levels. The ultimate and achievable goal of True Reconciliation is to break down the silos we've created that prevent meaningful change, to be empowered to increasingly act as 'inbetweeners,' and to take full advantage of this moment in our history to positively transform the country into a place we can all be proud of.

Jody Wilson-Raybould, also known by her Kwak'wala name Puglaas, is a lawyer, advocate, and a proud Indigenous Canadian. She was British Columbia Regional Chief from 2009 to 2015 and minister of justice and attorney general of Canada from 2015 to 2019. Throughout her career she has built a strong reputation as a bridge builder between communities and a champion of Indigenous rights, good governance, and accountability. Prior to entering politics, she was a provincial Crown prosecutor in Vancouver and later served as an adviser at the BC Treaty Commission, a body established to oversee complex treaty negotiations between First Nations and the Crown. In 2004, she was elected as commissioner by the Chiefs of the First Nations Summit. She is a descendant of the Musgamagw Tsawataineuk and Laich-Kwil-Tach peoples, which are part of the Kwakwaka'wakw or Kwak'wala-speaking peoples. She is a member of the We Wai Kai Nation. Her traditional name, Puglaas, means woman born to noble people, and she is a Hiligaxste, ' one who corrects the Chief's path.

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ISBN 13	9780771004384
ISBN 10	0771004389
Title	True Reconciliation
Author	Jody Wilson-Raybould
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	McClelland & Stewart Inc.
Year published	2022-11-08
Number of pages	352
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