Truth and Reconciliation: Upon a Wishing Moon, Collectively and Collaboratively, We Must Rise
The Public Health Association (PHABC) honours National Truth and Reconciliation Day on September 30th. PHABC recognizes that truth and reconciliation are values that must be upheld, maintained, and sustained through consistent actions. PHABC remains committed to improving the lives of Indigenous, Inuit and Métis people in British Columbia through our programs, policies and approaches.
PHABC celebrates the launch of the new book, Upon a Wishing Moon, which features the voices and truths of residential school Survivors, including Dennis Saddleman, Dr. Antoine Mountain, Dorene Bernard, Eugene Arcand, and Keith Chiefmoon. PHABC recognizes that the Canadian political, cultural and social landscapes must evolve to honour and respect the legacy of Survivors; storytelling is a gift that bears lessons to ignite conscious evolution.
PHABC supports and upholds BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. PHABC also supports the TRC’s calls to action and is actively committed to calls 18 and 19 focused on health; and call 92, which aims to apply the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples’ reconciliation framework to corporate policies.