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What We Have Learned: Principles of Truth and Reconciliation
The Commission presents its definition and principles of reconciliation with an overview of residential-school history and legacy. This concise statement can anchor a discussion of respectful relationships and responsibility.
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- Publisher / custodian
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada; National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
- Source date
- 2015 report; NCTR-hosted edition
- Source type
- Primary document
- Format
- Document / PDF
- Regions
- Canada, Saskatchewan
- Peoples / communities
- First Nations, Inuit, Métis
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What We Have Learned: Principles of Truth and Reconciliation · unaltered NCTR-hosted 2015 edition
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- Creator
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
- Source date / edition
- 2015 report; NCTR-hosted edition
- Publisher / custodian
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada; National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
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Read with context
Commission-authored principles; avoid describing them as instructions endorsed by every Indigenous Nation or as proof of completed reconciliation.
Questions to investigate
- Choose a principle and explain the responsibility it places on an institution.
- Compare the Commission's principles with an Indigenous-led statement of Treaty principles.
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- The NCTR identifies its TRC reports as public domain and freely duplicable. This entry links to the report; preserve full authorship, context and credits when preparing any permitted reuse. Publisher rights information ↗
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- 2026-09-30
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada; National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. What We Have Learned: Principles of Truth and Reconciliation. 2015 report; NCTR-hosted edition. https://nctr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Principles_English_Web.pdf. Record checked 2026-09-30.
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