
What does meaningful reconciliation actually look like – and what role do women have to play in advancing it?
Join The Honest Talk for a special panel conversation in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation focused on what reconciliation looks like in practice, not just in principle.
Featuring celebrated Indigenous author and advocate Rose LeMay and award-winning Anishinaabe journalist and author Tanya Talaga, this conversation will unpack the realities facing First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women in Canada today, as well as the systemic barriers that continue to shape their lives.
Together, the panel will explore what real progress looks like across safety, healthcare, opportunity and representation, and what it will take to turn reconciliation into meaningful action.
Hosts Jennifer Stewart and Catherine Clark will also explore the role non-Indigenous women can play in this work, moving beyond awareness toward informed, sustained and accountable allyship.
Both Rose LeMay and Tanya Talaga’s books will be available for purchase and signing following the event.
Special thanks to our Lead Sponsor, Deloitte, for their support of this event.
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