94 Calls to Action

The 94 Calls to Action are actionable policy recommendations meant to aid the healing process in two ways: acknowledging the full, horrifying history of the residential schools system, and creating systems to prevent these abuses from every happening again in the future.

The Child Welfare calls to action focus on increasing funding for Indigenous welfare, establishing national standards for the various agencies, keeping Indigenous children in culturally-relevant homes, and reducing the number of Indigenous children in the welfare system.

3/5 completed

1. Commit to reducing the number of Aboriginal children in care

2. Publish annual child welfare reports: Indigenous vs non-Indigenous

3. Fully implement Jordan’s Principle

4. Enact Indigenous Child Welfare legislation

5. Develop culturally appropriate parenting programs for Indigenous families

Progress Timeline

The Education calls to action are meant to aid the healing process in two ways: acknowledging the full, horrifying history of the residential schools system, and creating systems to prevent these abuses from ever happening again in the future.

6. Repeal Section 43 of the Criminal Code

7. Develop a joint strategy to eliminate education and employment gaps

8. Eliminate discrepancy in education funding for First Nations on-reserve vs off-reserve

9. Prepare and publish annual education reports: Indigenous vs non-Indigenous

10. Draft Indigenous Education legislation with Indigenous people engaged

11. Provide funding to end backlog for First Nations post-secondary education

12. Develop culturally appropriate early childhood education programs

The Languages and Culture calls to action focus on supporting the efforts of Indigenous peoples to reclaim, revitalize, maintain, and strengthen Indigenous languages and culture.

13. Acknowledge Indigenous rights, include Indigenous language rights

14. Enact an Indigenous Languages Act

15. Appoint an Indigenous Language Commissioner

16. Create post-secondary degrees and diploma programs in Indigenous languages

17. Draft Indigenous Education legislation with Indigenous people engaged

11. Provide funding to end backlog for First Nations post-secondary education