THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION TRUTHS FROM THE SURVIVORS CIRCLE
International Women’s Day is a time to reflect upon the roles women play in our world. For many, it’s a time to celebrate hard-fought advancements in human rights over the last few centuries, but this isn’t the case for all women – particularly Indigenous women. Survivors and Knowledge Keepers reveal a different history. Over the last few centuries colonial systems have stripped the long-held and respected matriarchal leadership role from Indigenous women. Oral histories that support this, and other truths, continue to be revealed by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.
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18 CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
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