Truth and Reconciliation

Emerge is committed to uplifting Indigenous voices, respecting traditional lands, and working with communities towards reconciliation.

We are all treaty people.

Emerge Reconciliation Strategy

Goal #1 - Provide the committee charged with coordinating activities and reporting on progress made toward achieving our 2023 Reconciliation Plan with the time and resources to ensure our goals are accomplished.

Monthly Reconciliation meetings are scheduled and regularly attended by all committee members.
Report submitted to the City of Winnipeg to share progress made toward achieving 1st-year goals as a partner of the City of Winnipeg’s Indigenous Accord.
Submit our 2nd-year Reconciliation plan as part of the City of Winnipeg’s Indigenous Accord, and participate in a public signing ceremony.
Use our dedicated Truth & Reconciliation page to communicate year-one results and share quarterly progress toward 2023 Reconciliation goals.

Goal #2 - Achieve team understanding about intermediate reconciliation concepts through education and conversation.

Each quarter, all team members have read or watched the educational content as assigned and confirmed it by documenting it using our internal activity tracking sheet. Completed
All four quarterly all-staff meetings will have a dedicated 30-minute reconciliation focus.
All staff will have participated in an educational workshop organized by the company.

Goal #3 - Research and develop an Indigenous Inclusion Policy

Emerge will have developed and implemented an Indigenous Inclusion Policy by Feb 2024 (end of Q4 FY24).

Goal #4 - Support Indigenous communities through community involvement and procurement

Organize or identify at least one opportunity for staff to participate in an Indigenous community organization volunteer opportunity or an Indigenous-led event. Completed
Procure at least one service from a local Indigenous-owned business.
Enhance our Indigenous business directory to make it easy for our team to procure from Canadian-based, Indigenous-owned businesses or Indigenous-centered social enterprises.

Goal #1 - Implement & communicate 2022 reconciliation strategy

Submit our Reconciliation Strategy and Plan as part of The City of Winnipeg Indigenous Accord and participate in public signing ceremony Completed

Goal #2 - Achieve understanding about local Indigenous history, culture, and impacts of Colonialism

Submit our Reconciliation Strategy and Plan as part of The City of Winnipeg Indigenous Accord and participate in public signing ceremony Completed

Goal #3 - Engage Indigenous people through hiring

All Emerge sub-committee members will have completed an educational course. Completed
Every Emerge team member has read the Truth and Reconciliation Committee of Canada's 94 Calls to Action. Completed
All staff will have participated in an educational workshop organized by the company. Completed
Emerge will have organized or identified at least 2 opportunities for staff to participate in an Indigenous community organization volunteer opportunity or Indigenous-led event. 1/2

Goal #4 - Support Indigenous communities through community involvement and procurement

Emerge will create a directory to make it easy for our team to procure from Canadian-based Indigenous-owned businesses or Indigenous-centered social enterprises. Completed
Emerge will have procured at least one service from a local Indigenous-owned business.Ongoing

We recognize that the Emerge Head Office is based in Treaty No. 1 Territory - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on the ancestral and current-day lands and waters of the Ojibway, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Denesuline Peoples, the heartland of the Métis Nation and home to many Inuit. Emerge also has staff based in other parts of Canada who are working and living in the traditional land of many other Indigenous peoples.

We also gratefully acknowledge that Winnipeg's water is sourced from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation.

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