National Day for Truth and Reconciliation takes place on September 30th, 2025. To mark this important day, Joeita Gupta created a two-part documentary that explores how reconciliation efforts can be made to include Indigenous peoples with disabilities. Join Joeita on this learning experience, as she speaks to experts, academics, and people with lived experience about the ways that reconciliation efforts exclude people with disabilities, parts of Indigenous communities. And we’ll learn about the colonial way with which we approach truth and reconciliation. In Part 1, we’ll hear from Kevin Morgan, a survivor of the 60’s scoop, about how reconnecting with his culture redefined his perception of disability. John Ward is a Professor at the University of Sydney and the author of the book Indigenous Disability Studies, and he shares his expertise about how Indigenous knowledge about disability should impact truth and reconciliation efforts. Walter Wytak Chan works at Algoma University, and he tells us the four ways that colonialism and the government have perpetuated hardships for people with disability in Indigenous communities. And Neil Belanger is Chief Executive Officer of Indigenous Disability Canada, and he shares his unique perspective on how Canada’s colonial legacy impacts people with disability. Our guests will also weigh in on how they feel organizations have included people with disabilities in their broader truth and reconciliation efforts.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation takes place on September 30th, 2025.
To mark this important day, Joeita Gupta created a two-part documentary that explores how reconciliation efforts can be made to include Indigenous peoples with disabilities.
Join Joeita on this learning experience, as she speaks to experts, academics, and people with lived experience about the ways that reconciliation efforts exclude people with disabilities, parts of Indigenous communities. And we’ll learn about the colonial way with which we approach truth and reconciliation.
In Part 1, we’ll hear from Kevin Morgan, a survivor of the 60’s scoop, about how reconnecting with his culture redefined his perception of disability. John Ward is a Professor at the University of Sydney and the author of the book Indigenous Disability Studies, and he shares his expertise about how Indigenous knowledge about disability should impact truth and reconciliation efforts. Walter Wytak Chan works at Algoma University, and he tells us the four ways that colonialism and the government have perpetuated hardships for people with disability in Indigenous communities. And Neil Belanger is Chief Executive Officer of Indigenous Disability Canada, and he shares his unique perspective on how Canada’s colonial legacy impacts people with disability.
Our guests will also weigh in on how they feel organizations have included people with disabilities in their broader truth and reconciliation efforts.