How the 94 calls to action can help students address Canada’s wrongdoings – The Silhouette

November 10, 2022

Published in 2015, the 94 Calls to Action were created as a guide to rectify the era of residential schools as well as push urgency toward Canadian reconciliation. The publication of these calls was deemed a critical moment during the Indigenous Rights movement. The 94 Calls to Action signified Canada’s first attempt to deconstruct the systemic racism Indigenous Peoples experience.

The 94 Calls to Action is a document listing 94 ways individuals in power should redress the impacts of the Canadian government on Indigenous peoples. The document is divided into two major overarching categories of Legacy and Reconciliation, with subcategories addressing solutions that various sectors controlled by the government can follow.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was the organization that compiled the 94 Calls to Action. This organization was created due to the activist-led lawsuit against the Canadian government for implementing Residential Schools in 2008. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission set seven goals encompassing the acknowledgment and rectification of Indigenous experiences.

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