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and that the significance of ancient beliefs needs to be re-explained for today’s world

Hedican in Indigenous communities

Truth and Reconciliation Through Education : Stories of Decolonizing Practices Syilx/Okanagan Sweat LodgeYvonne Poitras Pratt, Mtis, traces her ancestral roots to Red River and more recently to Fishing Lake Mtis Settlement in northern Alberta. Sulyn Bodnaresko is a Settler, born, raised, and living on traditional and contemporary territories of the Blackfoot, Tsuutina, Iyarhe Nakoda, and Mtis peoples (Calgary, Alberta). How educators can respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions Calls to Action: Educators have a special role in furthering truth