Women Warriors

The purpose of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was to acknowledge the physical, emotional and spiritual trauma from the residential school experience, and " guide and inspire Aboriginal peoples and Canadians in a process of reconciliation and renewed relationships that are based on mutual understanding and respect" (www.trc.ca). They created 94 recommendations aka Calls to Action for residential school healing. For many years Marcia Mirasty has been directly involved in healing and reconciliation for her community of Flying Dust First Nations. Her experience speaking and presenting for the last twenty years in northern Saskatchewan, working as a Health Director for her community, and as a Mental Health Therapist for the Department of Health, First Nation and Inuit Branch gives her unique insights to what Indigenous peoples in Canada need in order to heal. On today's episode Marcia shares the importance of language and culture revitalization, her action steps for making change in co