Reconciliation through long-range municipal plans: Lessons for Winnipeg

• Main Author: Tembo, Sonikile
• Other Authors: Barry, Janice (City Planning), Platt, James (City of Winnipeg) Richard, Michelle (Richard Wintrup and Associates)
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: reconciliation; recognition; urban planning; First Nations; Indigenous peoples
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/33470

Many Canadian big cities have made commitments to create positive pathways towards reconciliation. However, at present, limited resources exist to guide the development of urban policies that support reconciliation. This research explores how the long-range strategic planning documents of Canada’s 22 ‘Big Cities’ (as defined by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities), align with or respond to the Principles of Reconciliation developed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). As well, the research examines what lessons the City of Winnipeg can learn for the review of their 25-year Official Development Plan. Interpretive policy analysis is used to analyze the 22 strategic planning documents according to an analytical framework developed through a synthesis of the academic literature and the TRC’s Principles of Reconciliation. This research generates insights specifically for the review of OurWinnipeg as well as more general insights, for municipal governments and organizations dealing with how to address Indigenous reconciliation. I hope that the research informs future municipal planning documents and creates abundant opportunities for reconciliation and the positive coexistence of Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. October 2018