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Payhonin Reconciliation Circle Recommendations
Presented by: Kelly Jerrott, Director, Community Services Department
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RECOMMENDATION:
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1. That the Payhonin Reconciliation St. Albert Engagement Report 2019 provided as an attachment to the September 16, 2019 agenda report entitled Payhonin Reconciliation Circle Recommendations be received as information.
2. That the Land Acknowledgements listed under Recommendation 4 in the Engagement Report are adopted, both formal and informal, to be used at City of St. Albert gatherings, events, on print material, and throughout municipal spaces.
3. That the City of St. Albert request leadership to leadership, nation-to-nation meetings with Indigenous organizations to establish a dialogue about opportunities, issues, and upcoming decision.
4. That Administration consistently offer Indigenous Awareness training opportunities, both on-line and in-person, to ensure all staff have access; and include Indigenous Awareness workshops and Blanket Exercises as part of Council orientation, to orient Council and Senior Leadership to reconciliation and respectful relations with Indigenous Organizations and people.
5. That Administration provide Council with an annual report on reconciliation efforts and submit the report to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.
6. That the City of St. Albert recognize and celebrate success and learnings, not only by the City as a whole, but individual staff and community members who contribute to Reconciliation.
7. That Administration be directed to prepare a prioritized implementation plan of the Engagement Report recommendations to be brought back to Council in November 2019.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
To provide Council with the results of the public engagement process captured in the Payhonin Reconciliation St. Albert Engagement Report, and to continue St. Albert’s journey towards reconciliation by adopting the Land Acknowledgement Stateme...
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