{"id":1293,"date":"2021-09-28T01:35:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T05:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/?page_id=1293"},"modified":"2025-07-14T17:12:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T21:12:52","slug":"truth-and-reconciliation-at-wpl","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/?page_id=1293","title":{"rendered":"Truth and Reconciliation at WPL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At WPL, we are committed to reconciliation with First Nations and Urban Indigenous communities. We acknowledge our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations and the Wampum Treaties and that we peacefully share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. We acknowledge the presence of the Ojiwae, Odawa, Potawatomi and the Huron\/Wendat peoples. Windsor Public Library is a place to read, learn and discover the Truth and Reconciliation Call to Action and encourages the community to learn more.<\/p>\n<p>For further information from WPL visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/?page_id=69448\">https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/?page_id=69448<\/a>, or call at 519-255-6770.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"National Indigenous Peoples Day and Indigenous History Month\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n5r41S2IzM8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Learn about the history and importance of National Indigenous Peoples Day and Indigenous History Month. Make sure to check out the Indigenous Knowledge Collection at WPL&#8217;s Central location.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"National Day for Truth and Reconciliation\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EnP00Wdkvcs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>In order to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission made the following calls to action. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/british-columbians-our-governments\/indigenous-people\/aboriginal-peoples-documents\/calls_to_action_english2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Truth and Reconciliation &#8211; Calls to Action<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At WPL, we are committed to reconciliation with First Nations and Urban Indigenous communities. We acknowledge our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Three Fires&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1299,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1293"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1293"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5066,"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1293\/revisions\/5066"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/digital\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}