Equity in Action Agreement for Truth & ReconciliationEquity in Action Agreement • February 13th, 2020
Before the collaborative mural project saw brush put to canvas, Dixon Terbasket and I sat with Kelowna Secondary School Art Classes to share the pre- and post contact history of the sqilxw people located in traditional Syilx territory. We shared our personal experiences and the impact colonialism has had on Indigenous peoples, in particular the loss of language and culture through Residential School Systems, the oppression of the Indian Act and Potlatch Ban, the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action and other topics shaping the lives of the Indigenous Peoples of Canada today.
