Culminating Inquiry Project - Call to Action (CtA) Questioning/Questions

Question

Instructions: Write down THREE (3) questions/curiosities you currently have about your ONE (1) chosen Call to Action.

Three (3) Calls to Action that resonated with you the most.

Please also copy and paste the complete version of each Call to Action in the right-hand column.
Call to Action #21: We call upon the federal government to provide sustainable funding for existing and new Aboriginal healing centres to address the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual harms caused by residential
schools, and to ensure that the funding of healing centres in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories is a priority.

Call to Action #71: We call upon all chief coroners and provincial vital statistics agencies that have not provided the Truth
and Reconciliation Commission of Canada their records on the deaths of Aboriginal children in the care of residential school authorities to make these documents available to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

Call to Action #93: We call upon the federal government, in collaboration with the national Aboriginal organizations, to revise the information kit for newcomers to Canada and its citizenship test to reflect a more inclusive history of the diverse Aboriginal peoples of Canada, including Calls to Action| 11information about the Treaties and the history of residential schools.

Focusing only on ONE (1) of the three (3) Calls to Action (CtA), what THREE (3) questions do you have about it?

(Tips/prompts for forming your own questions:
Within the CtA, identify terms or concepts that are unfamiliar to you.
Why might xyz be happening?
How long has xyz been going on?
What has the Canadian government done in recent years to solve or improve the issue of xyz?
Why might xyz be so significant to Indigenous communities?
How does xyz compare (or contrast) to xyz in the Western world?
How come the average high school student (or the average adolescent or adult or everyday Canadian) never knew about xyz growing up?)

Please do not simply copy the above questions. These are just meant to help you get started. Focus on your own personal curiosities and confusions.
Question 1:

Question 2:

Question 3:

Answer 1

Call to Action (CtA)

1. Call to Action #21: We call upon the federal government to provide sustainable funding for existing and new Aboriginal healing centres to address the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual harms caused by residential schools, and to ensure that the funding of healing centres in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories is a priority.

2. Call to Action #71: We call upon all chief coroners and provincial vital statistics agencies that have not provided the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada their records on the deaths of Aboriginal children in the care of residential school authorities to make these documents available to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

3. Call to Action #93: We call upon the federal government, in collaboration with the national Aboriginal organizations, to revise the information kit for newcomers to Canada and its citizenship test to reflect a more inclusive history of the diverse Aboriginal peoples of Canada, including information about the Treaties and the history of residential schools.

Chosen Call to Action: Call to Action #21

Questions:

Question 1: What specific funding models or frameworks does the Canadian government use to ensure long-term sustainability for Aboriginal healing centres, and how do these compare to funding mechanisms for other health services in Canada?

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Question 2: What are some of the traditional healing practices that are integrated into these Aboriginal healing centres, and how do they address the historical traumas associated with residential schools?

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Question 3: How has the establishment of healing centres impacted Indigenous communities' recovery and resilience in relation to the ongoing effects of the residential school system, and what metrics are used to measure this success?

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