A Better Winnipeg Together

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A copy of The
Philanthropic
Community’s Declaration
of Action gifted to
United Way by the Circle
on Philanthropy and
Aboriginal Peoples in
Canada sits alongside a
medicine bag given by
Angie Hutchinson. Also
shown are a talking stick
created and gifted to
United Way by former
Council for Indigenous
Relations chair Christine
Cyr and volumes of the
Truth and Reconciliation
Commission report.
HEALTHY PEOPLE, STRONG COMMUNITIES
Understanding our
True History
We are committed to creating spaces
for sharing knowledge, especially to
fill the longstanding gaps in Canada’s
shared history. In the fall we partnered
with the Circle on Philanthropy and
Aboriginal Peoples in Canada to offer the
“Understanding Our True History” learning
event which involved senior leaders in
business, government and philanthropy. We
also offered cultural awareness opportunities
to staff and various volunteer groups.
Together with the Manitoba Inuit Association
we exhibited “We Were So Far Away: The
Inuit Experience of Residential Schools”
in our public atrium. The exhibit gave
visitors insight into the realities of an often
overlooked part of Winnipeg’s population.
TRC Declaration of Action
and the Journey of
Reconciliation
United Way signed on to the Philanthropic
Community’s Declaration of Action to work
towards reconciliation and the implementation
of the spirit, intent, and content of the Truth
and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC)
recommendations, and to ensure that the
philanthropic community is engaged in the
work of reconciliation. We recognize the journey
of reconciliation will require new vision from
all of us and especially the courage to have
conversations outside of our comfort zones.
As United Way’s Council for Indigenous
Relations co-chair Angie Hutchinson
said, reconciliation is “not an
action, or an end-goal that we’re
working towards. We’re
working in the spirit and
intent of reconciliation
in all that we do.”
UNITED WAY WINNIPEG ANNUAL REPORT 2015–16