Honouring the Truth Reconciling for the Future

Calls to Action • 39938) We call upon the federal, provincial, territorial, and Aboriginal governments to committo eliminating the overrepresentation of Aboriginal youth in custody over thenext decade.39) We call upon the federal government to develop a national plan to collect and publishdata on the criminal victimization of Aboriginal people, including data related tohomicide and family violence victimization.40) We call on all levels of government, in collaboration with Aboriginal people, to createadequately funded and accessible Aboriginal-specific victim programs and serviceswith appropriate evaluation mechanisms.41) We call upon the federal government, in consultation with Aboriginal organizations,to appoint a public inquiry into the causes of, and remedies for, the disproportionatevictimization of Aboriginal women and girls. The inquiry’s mandate would include:i. Investigation into missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls.ii. Links to the intergenerational legacy of residential schools.42) We call upon the federal, provincial, and territorial governments to commit to therecognition and implementation of Aboriginal justice systems in a manner consistentwith the Treaty and Aboriginal rights of Aboriginal peoples, the Constitution Act, 1982,and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, endorsed byCanada in November 2012.RECONCILIATIONCanadian Governments and the United NationsDeclaration on the Rights of Indigenous People43) We call upon federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments to fully adoptand implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples asthe framework for reconciliation.44) We call upon the Government of Canada to develop a national action plan, strategies,and other concrete measures to achieve the goals of the United Nations Declarationon the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.