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Truth And Reconciliation
Throughout a large period of time the First Nation community had been treated harshly by the new settlers of Canada. The Truth and Reconciliation report seems as though it is an offer of forgiveness for the past. Therefore, it should be a prime duty for the government to make good on all recommendations mentioned within the report. Although it is evident that the Canadian government is making efforts to heal the past, the experiences still affect First Nations people across the country. Highlighted within the Truth and Reconciliation report was the Residential Schools Act. First Nations were forced out of their homes and assimilated into European culture. These were unjustified actions that took place, and now the government must right their
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