The Truth and Reconciliation Environmental Scan Final Report explores a critical moment during the ongoing process of Reconciliation. In the summer of 2020, the OAA Truth and Reconciliation Working Group requested an environmental scan be conducted to highlight information to help inform the Association’s response to the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action. Compiled over a six-week period, the information gathered in the report includes statements, reports, websites, and other resources to create an objective and comprehensive summary of the Reconciliation strategies undertaken by different organizations, institutions, universities and colleges, and regulatory bodies. As well as a comprehensive snapshot of the Reconciliation initiatives found across Canada, this report also highlights the process as it exists in the field of architecture and land acknowledgement in Aotearoa (New Zealand).

The OAA commissioned Dani Kastelein-Longlade to conduct the scan and prepare the report. Of Métis, French, and Dutch ancestry, they hold kinship ties extending from the Red River to the surrounding regions of Georgian Bay as a Drummond Island descendent. Dani’s historic community is that of Region 7 of the Georgian Bay Métis within the area of Penetanguishene and Lafontaine. They are working as an Intern Architect with Patrick R. Stewart of the Nisga'a Nation and residing in Block 2 of the Haldimand Tract. They hold a bachelor's degree from the University of Guelph, a Bachelor of Architectural Studies from McEwen School of Architecture, and a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. Dani also created the art for this report.

Please note: Many of the sources used to compile the information within this document reference information that may have since been removed or updated to a newer version. Reconciliation is an ongoing process. Therefore, the material provided by organizations/associations on their initiatives, land acknowledgements, and commitments may change over time. For further information, contact oaamail@oaa.on.ca.