Building Right Relationship
An elders hands rest in repose. Photo Credit Rick Magnell Photography and Film.
As a settler organization, we have a responsibility…
Truth and Reconciliation starts with us. As an arts and culture organization, we have access to spaces and stages where performers and artists identifying as Indigenous and other People of Colour are amplified to the communities we serve. Additionally, we are committed to Equity & Diversity in our programming and behind the scenes through education, strategic planning and goal assessment.
Building Trust
We actively consult, engage with and are led by Indigenous creators and leaders to understand how to work together in a good way.
To cultivate right relationship, practices such as anti-racism, study, and “showing up” for issues that concern equity-deserving groups need to come first. Guided by these principles, actions that emerge can assist the message of Truth & Reconciliation.
Artist and Curator Nadine Spence (Nlakaʼpamux, Secwepemc) brought ‘Honouring Our Grandmothers Healing Journey’ to Thompson Rivers University as part of our Fall and Spring ComeUNITY Events in December 2025 to March 2026. Photo by Lasha McIntyre Photography.
CACWL has an ongoing program that encapsulates arts-based reconciliation work: ComeUNITY. This event brings storytelling, performing arts, embodied learning and more to rebuild our village along the pathways to Truth and Reconciliation. Learn more about this event here: