The Frayed Feather

What the heck is youth reconciliation strategy anyway?

It’s the plan of action or policy that gets us to our goal, whatever that may be. My goal with this newsletter is to enhance your youth reconciliation strategies by developing articles, podcasts, and commentary on this topic.

Every day, I read media scans, the latest reports and write analyses about youth reconciliation developments, so it only felt natural to bring what I had learned to the community.

Welcome to the first iteration of The Frayed Feather. A newsletter that makes youth reconciliation strategy more tangible! 😊

From Crystal S. Lewis, an Indigenous youth leader from Squamish, BC, speaking in the Senate of Canada last week (how cool is that?!), and I totally agree! As an Indigenous person, you are born into a complex political discussion.

Each week, I will feature some recent news related to Indigenous youth reconciliation that I feel is helpful to learn from. Speaking of which, check out the recording of the Senate speakers here:

https://senparlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2?fk=653226&globalStreamId=3

For more information in a brief format, you can read about these inspiring leaders in these articles:

• https://sencanada.ca/en/sencaplus/news/meet-the-participants-of-voices-of-youth-indigenous-leaders-2024/

• https://sencanada.ca/en/sencaplus/news/a-brighter-future-voices-of-youth-indigenous-leaders-2024-participants-testify-at-senate-committee-1/

I feel that the speeches by the Indigenous youth leaders are strong examples of what youth reconciliation means and how it is different for each community.

I also feel that some Senators struggled to understand the content of the speeches, which shows me that we have a lot of work to do to build understanding in this sector.

Check it out for yourself, and let me know your thoughts on LinkedIn, Youtube or Instagram! 🙂 

Think about all the strong Indigenous people leading discussions about reconciliation right now and ask yourself: “who is going to replace them?” The answer is young Indigenous people.

That’s why youth reconciliation strategy is key to the success of reconciliation in Canada. At Frayed Feathers, we think there’s not enough focus on this part of the discussion.

This week, I’m writing my first article, which I’ll post on LinkedIn for now, but eventually, Frayed Feathers will have its own website with all the content in one place.  

The article and the podcast will be about the same topic, with the article focusing on summarizing my main points from the podcast. The podcast hosts many more anecdotes and stories to show what I mean.

And that’s all folks! This one is short and sweet! Each week, I will get better at this, and thank you for being part of the handful of people who signed up for The Frayed Feather! Miigwetch!

Frayed Reflections:

1. Indigenous youth speaking in the Senate of Canada is good, but only one part of the puzzle.

2. Indigenous youth reconciliation strategy is key to the success of reconciliation as a whole.

3. I’m incredibly thankful to the handful of people that are subscribed right now.