On behalf of the Women's Infrastructure Network, we are devastated by the news from Kamloops and the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation and our hearts go out to the survivors of the residential school system, their families and communities. We are honoured to host an event led by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

This event will allow us all to listen, reflect, and discuss how we take the anger and devastation that we feel and turn those feelings into action.

Our Guide
Sarra Deane, Education Program Coordinator, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Sarra Deane is the Education Program Coordinator at the NCTR. Sarra is a facilitator and plays a leading role with the Indigenous Insights professional development training program. Prior to joining the NCTR, Sarra worked with the Indigenous Engagement Office at the University of Winnipeg where she worked within a team to advance the University’s commitment to Indigenization through the establishment of Canada’s first University Indigenous Course Requirement. Sarra holds a Bachelor degree in Environmental and Indigenous studies from the University of Winnipeg. As a person of mixed Indian-Anglo descent, with a Newcomer and Settler background, Sarra is keenly aware of the privileges and responsibilities she carries living and working in the traditional territories of Indigenous Nations in Canada. Sarra is the proud mother of a son and step-mother to three amazing young people whose father’s family comes from Big Grassy River First Nation in Treaty Three territory.