Winnipeg CARP Chapter Recognizes National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30th marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in Winnipeg has become the permanent archive for the statements, documents and other materials the Commission gathered.
The Winnipeg CARP Chapter has been working in concert with a network of stakholders in support of an Office of the Seniors Advocate for the province of Manitoba, including Aboriginal Council of Winnipeg and the Indigenous Seniors Research Project.
Chapter Chair, Carmen Nedohin says, “we have worked very closely with the Indigenous Seniors Project on working towards and securing a Legislated Independent Seniors Advocate. We have learned much from them as they represent their cohort.”
The Winnipeg Chapter plans to continue promoting authentic engagement in decision-making by developing plans in partnership with Indigenous communities in future advocacy priorities, such as affordable housing. “As an advocacy organization that works on behalf of older Canadians, we are well aware that Indigenous seniors have a particular set of concerns that should be heard. CARP advocates for all Canadian seniors. But not all Canadian seniors experience, for example, the health care system the same way. Not all seniors are afforded the same financial advantages. It’s important for the Winnipeg Chapter to work alongside the Indigenous Seniors Project and other groups, so that Indigenous seniors can have their voices heard within the context of key advocacy concerns for older Canadians.”
