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Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC) is celebrating its one year anniversary
Post by Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Today marks the One Year Anniversary of the Commissioners being seated. Happy Day to the TRC!
The Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth & Reconciliation
Commission (TRC) is celebrating its one year anniversary! Created to
uncover, document and explore the experiences of Wabanaki individuals
with the state child welfare system, the TRC has spent this past year
actively engaging with Wabanaki communities, DHHS workers and non-native community members from across the state.
Formally seated last February, the five Commissioners: Carol
Wishcamper, gkisedtanamoogk, Sandy White Hawk, Matt Dunlap and Gail
Werrbach, have been busy setting the Mandate into action. In addition to
meeting the logistical needs of establishing a functioning TRC, the
Commission has been visiting regularly with native communities to create
working relationships and foster meaningful conversations. The TRC held
its first official community listening session at Sipayik in November
of 2013, and is scheduled to attend events at each of the remaining
tribal communities and Wabanaki Health and Wellness before this year is
out. Commissioners will also be attending private statement gathering
sessions within communities and the TRC will be hosting several public
events across the state.
In addition to facilitating structured
truth commission listening sessions, the Commission has been actively
working to promote understanding of the TRC and its process through
events such as recent engagements with Justice Albie Sachs of South
Africa and Commissioner gkisedtanamoogk's recent TEDx talk.
While
it has been only one year since the five Commissioners were seated,
there is an undeniable sense of urgency within the TRC. Under the formal
Mandate signed in 2012 by all five tribal chiefs and the governor of
the State of Maine, the Commission has just eighteen months remaining in
which to complete its task. At the close of this time, a final report
will be issued and disseminated across the state, summarizing the
findings of the Commission as well as making formal recommendations.
Despite the tight time frame, expectations are high. "It is a remarkable
group," observed Commissioner Dunlap, "We have a lot to do, but
certainly the right people to do it."
In carrying the work
forward, the Commission continues to work closely with Maine Wabanaki
REACH, a cross-cultural organization working to ensure that the voices
of Wabanaki people are heard and their experiences respected.
For More Information, visit the website, www.MaineWabanakiTRC.org or their FaceBook page - or phone the office at 207. 664.0280.
Maine
Wabanaki-State Child Welfare TRC is the nation's first TRC to address
child welfare and native people - formerly Maine Tribal-State Child
Welfare TRC
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