Honouring the Truth Reconciling for the Future

406 • Truth & Reconciliation CommissionYouth Programs66) We call upon the federal government to establish multi-year funding for community-basedyouth organizations to deliver programs on reconciliation, and establish anational network to share information and best practices.Museums and Archives67) We call upon the federal government to provide funding to the Canadian MuseumsAssociation to undertake, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, a nationalreview of museum policies and best practices to determine the level of compliancewith the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and tomake recommendations.68) We call upon the federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, andthe Canadian Museums Association to mark the 150th anniversary of CanadianConfederation in 2017 by establishing a dedicated national funding program for commemorationprojects on the theme of reconciliation.69) We call upon Library and Archives Canada to:i. Fully adopt and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights ofIndigenous Peoples and the United Nations Joinet-Orentlicher Principles, asrelated to Aboriginal peoples’ inalienable right to know the truth about what happenedand why, with regard to human rights violations committed against themin the residential schools.ii. Ensure that its record holdings related to residential schools are accessible tothe public.iii. Commit more resources to its public education materials and programming onresidential schools.70) We call upon the federal government to provide funding to the Canadian Associationof Archivists to undertake, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, a national reviewof archival policies and best practices to:i. Determine the level of compliance with the United Nations Declaration on theRights of Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations Joinet-Orentlicher Principles,as related to Aboriginal peoples’ inalienable right to know the truth about whathappened and why, with regard to human rights violations committed againstthem in the residential schools.