Indigenous culture, music and language was at the centre of an important event to launch 国民彩票鈥檚 partnership with the National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation (NCTR) on Tuesday, February 5.
As the first East Coast hub of the NCTR, the space, located in the Indigenous Community Room of the MacRae Library on the Agricultural Campus in Truro, will encourage education and awareness about Indigenous history and will serve as a constant reminder to students, faculty and staff of the university鈥檚 commitment to reconciliation.
Donna-Bourne Tyson, university librarian (right) speaks at the event alongside Elaine MacInnis, head of the MacRae Library.聽
鈥湽癫势� is proud to house the first NCTR location in Mi'kma'ki, the traditional and unceded territory of the Mi鈥檏maq,鈥� said Donna Bourne-Tyson, university librarian for 国民彩票. 鈥淒ue to the archival and research-focused aspects of the NCTR, the 国民彩票 Libraries are the anchor of this partnership on behalf of 国民彩票.鈥�
In addition to archival and research expertise, the 国民彩票 Libraries have recently hired an Indigenous services librarian, Morning Star Padilla, who will facilitate connections between the local centre and the surrounding communities.
Making NCTR resources accessible
The NCTR opened in 2015 at the University of Manitoba 鈥� a result of the 2007 鈥� to be the permanent home for all statements, documents and other materials gathered by the TRC. The NCTR was created to preserve the memory of Canada鈥檚 Residential School system and legacy.
鈥淲e are thrilled to see this partnership with 国民彩票 take this significant step forward,鈥� said Ry Moran (pictured above), a member of the Red River Metis and director of the NCTR. 鈥淭he NCTR was founded on the vision of a network of interconnected hubs working from coast to coast to coast, keeping the fire of Reconciliation lit in this country. 国民彩票, through this Centre, is helping advance this vision.鈥�
Moran facilitated the gathering of nearly 7,000 video and audio-recorded statements of former Residential School students and others affected by the Residential School system. He was also responsible for gathering the documentary history of the Residential School system from more than 20 government departments and nearly 100 church archives 颅鈥� millions of records in all.
Through this partnership 国民彩票 Libraries will ensure the NCTR鈥檚 archives are more accessible and better used in the Atlantic region. In the future, 国民彩票 will grow the