Indigenous Education Sources

Healing Lodges are environments that use Indigenous values, traditions, and beliefs to offer culturally-relevant services and programs for Indigenous offenders. The goal of the current research study was to qualitatively examine the experiences at the men’s Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)-operated Healing Lodges, in order to gain understanding of the impacts, interventions, and overall operation of these sites.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada was established in 2008 to embark on a truth telling and reconciliation process in response to the legacy left by the residential school experience. The Commission released its 94 Calls to Action in 2015 that appealed for all members and entities of Canadian society to engage in reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. Call to Action 57 calls upon all levels of government in Canada to educate public servants, including law enforcement and peace officers, on the history of Indigenous Peoples. This education has to address the legacy of residential schools, Indigenous rights, and the unique relationship between Canada and Indigenous Peoples.