So this is the latest project that we completed in B.C. First peoples and it was a interesting one. This project was about reconciliation, and the different roles that museum and the different forms of government play in reconciliation.

The core idea of this project is partially in the title, how do museums and government drive forward reconciliation and how can they do better. To start of this project there was a little bit of learning, and then there was a field study in the province’s capital, Victoria. I elected not to go on this field study. I am going to attempt to summarize the field study, but for a more accurate description read the blog of my classmate. The members of the class who went on the field study, when to the Royal B.C. Museum and the B.C. Legislature. They spoke to our MLA and different ministers at that Government building.

Once we came back we had to start working on our final project. Before the field study we were given the choice for our final project, the options being: writing a letter to someone in government with power, making a small audio production including an interview or a small video. Those who didn’t go on the field study, including myself were where given the only option of writing a letter because we wouldn’t be able to get any media.

I wrote two letters for my final project, one addressed to my school principal and one to the minister of education for the province. The topic of my two letters was the same, the recognition of Indigenous Veterans and how schools can do better recognizing them. If you want to read them, they are below. Thank you for reading my blog.  Letter. Letter to Government.