What’s New in Indigenous Watchdog: 179 new Entries: June 1 – June 30, 2024
Press Release
Calls to Action (C2A) Status: July 1, 2024
| Not Started | Stalled | In Progress | Complete |
| 15 | 19 | 46 | 14 |
| 16% | 20% | 49% | 15% |
| Status | Legacy Calls to Action (1-42) + 50-52, 62-65 |
Reconciliation Calls to Action (43-94) |
| Not Started | 2, 9, 10, 26, 34, 42, 51, 52, 64 | 45, 46, 47, 55, 56, 89 |
| Stalled | 6, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 25, 29, 30, 35 | 58, 62, 71, 77, 78, 87, 92, 93 |
| Complete | 13, 15, 41 | 49, 53, 59, 67, 68, 70, 80, 83, 84, 85, 94 |
Legacy Calls to Action include “Equity for Aboriginal People in the Legal System” (50-52) and “Education for Reconciliation (62-65) in order to keep all “Justice” and “Education” Calls to Action in one location
See also “Perspectives” post for a complete 6-page colour-coded Status Updates document summarizing all 94 Calls to Action
Indigenous Watchdog Updates
The following presents a year-to-date statistical snapshot of stakeholder actions across ALL themes that are either advancing reconciliation (Legacy and Reconciliation C2As and Government Commitments) or creating roadblocks (Current Problems)
| Section | 2022 | 2023 | Jan. 2024. | Feb. 2024 | Mar. 2024 | April 2024 | May 2024 | June 2024 | YTD |
| Current Reality | 50 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| Current Problems | 315 | 1046 | 90 | 106 | 98 | 142 | 104 | 77 | 617 |
| Legacy C2As | 188 | 319 | 35 | 37 | 26 | 22 | 29 | 20 | 169 |
| Reconciliation C2As | 117 | 158 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 95 |
| Govt. Commitments to Truth and Reconciliation | 48 | 112 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 70 |
| Other Issues: Government Commitments | 78 | 148 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 104 |
| Background Content | – | 204 | 32 | 24 | 38 | 41 | 27 | 40 | 202 |
| Total | 796 | 2018 | 200 | 213 | 209 | 261 | 215 | 179 | 1,277 |
| Indigenous Success Stories | 3 | 83 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 43 |
Notes:
- Current Reality includes ALL 94 Calls to Action and Other Issues
- Legacy C2As, Reconciliation C2As, Government Commitments and Other Issues represent positive steps that are advancing reconciliation
- Current Problems includes all those in “Calls to Action” plus “Other Issues” and “Government Commitments to Truth and Reconciliation
- “Other Issues” presents information on Drinking Water Advisories, Food Insecurity, Suicide Prevention, Urban Commitments to Reconciliation, Housing, Environment and Treaties and Land Claims
- Background Content provides additional context for Calls to Action and/or Themes
- Multiple entries for an “Action or Commitment” or “Current Problem” have only been counted once
Notes on the Table Numbers
- The 22 entries under Schools of Social Work (C2A # 1) are not included as they are the result of an independent project
UPDATES to Current Reality
| Date | Theme | Description |
|---|---|---|
| June 17 | Drinking Water Advisories | As of June 17, 2024 30 Long-Term Drinking Water Advisories are still in effect in 30 communities for an 83% completion rate. 144 Long-Term DWAs have been lifted |
| June 21 | Environment | Bill C-226 passed and is now law that requires the federal government to develop a national strategy on environmental racism within two years |
UPDATES to C2A Status Updates
| Date | Theme | C2A | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 17 | Journalism and Reconciliation | 86 | Of the 21 Schools of Journalism in Canada, only 6 have completely addressed the five specific elements identified in TRC Call to Action # 86; another 6 have partially addressed the same 5 elements. |
| June 14 | Child Welfare | 1 | Of the 44 Schools of Social Work in Canada, 33 have completely addressed the three specific elements identified in the TRC Call to Action # 1: 3, 4 and 5; 2 will have a mandatory course in Sept, 2024. 9 have no mandatory course(s) including 8 french universities |
New Sections
| Date | Theme | Section | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 17 | C2A # 86 | Journalism Schools | Complete details on how each of 21 Journalism schools have responded to C2A # 86 |
| June 29 | C2A # 76 | Indian Residential Schools Data | Interactive map of all Indian Residential Schools in Canada developed by federal government |
| June 29 | Missing Children | Indian Residential Schools Data | Interactive map of all Indian Residential Schools in Canada developed by federal government |
| Government Commitments |
| Actions and Commitments |
| Current Problems |
| Background Content |
| Indigenous Success Stories |
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