One call to action that caught me, Marco, and Sisy’s reaction was the call to action pertaining to the celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary, call to action number 68. The action was developed without the consultation of the indigenous people, and before the actual formation of the federal government of the time. The call also doesn’t exclusively fund projects on the theme of reconciliation. All this means that the entire base of this declaration was flawed and can be severely improved upon and learned from.
What we want to do is help with bringing awareness to this flaw to the general public, as well as building up a much stronger bond between the indigenous community and the current government of Canada. Something that we want to keep in mind throughout this project is the history of how indigenous people have suffered and how we can convey that message in different tones and methods. We would also like to build towards giving indegous people a larger historical identity with Canada day, and making the anniversary something to be prouder of by embracing the mistakes.
https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform-single/beyond-94?&cta=68
https://www.timescolonist.com/life/canada-150-for-first-nations-no-reason-to-celebrate-1.20599060