Calgary city council focusing on Indigenous issues Monday – Calgary [Video]

In a unique step, Monday’s Calgary city council session was devoted to discussions about reconciliation and issues of importance to Indigenous people in the city.

City councillors were expected to receive an update on progress made in response to the White Goose Flying Report, which was written in 2016 by the Calgary Aboriginal urban advisory committee.

The report includes 43 calls to action from the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report that the authors said Calgary could implement or work to implement. The TRC report explored the history and legacy of residential schools in Canada.

City councillors were also expected to discuss ongoing plans to assemble a permanent residential school memorial in Calgary. In 2022, city council approved funding for the memorial site. The current plans are to have the memorial be located at the Confluence Historic Site.

The city is still looking for Indigenous-led design teams to help plan the memorial. Final plans for the site are not expected …