The spoken letters assignment has allowed me to look deeper into the history of the Indigenous peoples, and to read the MMIWG report. This report is important to Canada and everyone should read it. To honour the residential schools’ survivors, and the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, I was able to attend the ceremony in North Vancouver and see the strength and remembrance pole be unveiled at the RCMP detachment. It was a great ceremony with so much meaning. The pole that was unveiled was a woman who has been lost, she is wrapped in a ceremonial blanket that heals and gives her rest. The eagle below her is a messenger to the creator to ensure she is kept safe and brought to peace. The handprints on the eagle’s chest are the prayer. This is a step towards reconciliation, but there is still work to do. I am proud of my history as a First Nations woman and am happy that I was able to do this assignment. I shared a photo of my great grandma and great grandpa with their marriage license and his death certificate to honour them. I never met my great grandpa, but I was able to spend time with my great grandma before she passed away when I was young. She was a wonderful woman who was always so kind to me. It was sad to learn about her past and what she went through. My hope for change in the future is that these survivors and women can speak about their pastand that Canada supports the resurgence of Indigenous peoples, and to strengthen everyone’s responsibility and accountability to reconciliation.
  
 I recorded the videos and audio used in this presentation from the North Vancouver ceremony, and used my own family photos and documents of my great grandma and great grandpa. The words spoken are my own, and the photos are taken by my sister and I. 
 
 I hope that this ‘spoken letters’ honors the Indigenous peoples who have passed and the survivors. I commit my future practice to honouring my own and other families and to push forward with continuing efforts towards reconciliation.
 
 Thank you
 K.R.