Rose LeMay Your next step on the journey of reconciliation starts here.What can you do to be a better ally for your Indigenous colleagues, community members, and friends? By actively listening to the history and current lived experiences of Indigenous peoples, you can take steps to address the inequities they continue to face. Author Rose LeMay notes that if you continually educate yourself, you will see many opportunities to be an ally.This insightful book suggests how to enter the field of reconciliation in a good way, in your community and your workplace. You will learn:-more about the true history shared by Indigenous peoples and colonial governments-why reconciliation is mostly the responsibility of non-Indigenous people-approaches to intervene when you see racism happening-better ways to respond to emotions that come up when doing the work of an ally-how to be an active team player for equity and inclusionLeMay describes key principles to promote reconciliation, deepen your practice of allyship, and contribute to meaningful change.This potent, practical book is a manual for allies for Indigenous Peoples. It presents a roadmap to creating better relationships, equity, and true reconciliation. It offers concrete steps individuals can take, in the organizations they work for and in their personal lives, to become powerful allies. To know how to move forward with reconciliation between settlers and Indigenous Peoples in North America, we need to know the history. Once we know that, we have the information we need to take next steps. This book gives you an approach to answering the 94 calls to action recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and embeds the ways to deepen your practice of allyship and thus your impact.
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