Dear Editor – truth and reconciliation

We are a settler collective, based in Uxbridge, Ontario, who have been inspired by the Truth and Reconciliation Call to Action 53, Part 4. to: “Promote Public Dialogue, Public/Private Partnerships, and Public Initiatives for Reconciliation” in support of a National Council for Reconciliation: continuing to acknowledge First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples are “not history – they’re still here.”

On Monday, November 8th, 2021, at 11 a.m., Maamawi Collective will acknowledge National Aboriginal Veterans Day, by placing a wreath with the Ojibway word: MISHKOOZIIDAA – TO STAND IN STRENGTH at the cenotaph in Uxbridge, Ontario.

We offer gratitude to Matthew Stevens of Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation for his conversations and support for this acknowledgement in past years.

Please R.S.V.P. via text to Barbara 905-649-0407 to let us know you are coming.

Barbara Blower Coordinator MAAMAWI COLLECTIVE

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