Reference no: EM134038875
Assignment:
From the 4 Seasons of Reconciliation link (Oct. 4 class), select ONE section/ part of the content and discuss:
1. What was my key learning(s) and how has it impacted your knowledge and personal viewpoint?
2. What is your role in reconciliation, now and in the future as a business leader?
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission had 94 recommendations. One (#92) speaks specifically to Business and Reconciliation. It says:
We call upon the corporate sector in Canada to adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a reconciliation framework and to apply its principles, norms, and standards to corporate policy and core operational activities involving Indigenous peoples and their lands and resources. This would include, but not be limited to, the following:
i. Commit to meaningful consultation, building respectful relationships, and obtaining the free, prior, and informed consent of Indigenous peoples before proceeding with economic development projects.
ii. Ensure that Aboriginal peoples have equitable access to jobs, training, and education opportunities in the corporate sector, and that Aboriginal communities gain long-term sustainable benefits from economic development projects.
iii. Provide education for management and staff on the history of Aboriginal peoples, including the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law, and Aboriginal-Crown relations. This will require skills based training in intercultural competency, conflict resolution, human rights, and anti-racism.
1. Why is the business sector and business leaders important in addressing reconciliation?
2. What can an individual do to address reconciliation?
3. Indigenous people have faced (and still face) racism, discrimination, poverty, and violence. How is this similar or different to that facing Black people in North America, and ethnic groups in many countries?