Locating a Theoretical Framework for the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Charles Taylor or Nancy Fraser

Bibliographic Data

ID8239493
AuthorsKonstantin S Petoukhov, Konstantin Petoukhov (0000-0002-3599-8291, Carleton University, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume3
Issue2
Publication date2012-08-09
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Indigenous Policy Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1916-5781 • E-ISSN: 1916-5781
PublisherUniversity of Western Ontario, Western Libraries (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18584/iipj.2012.3.2.4
OpenAlexW41935318
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited6

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada was established to uncover and acknowledge the injustices that took place in Indian residential schools and, in doing so, to pave the way to reconciliation. However, the TRC does not define reconciliation or how we would know it when (and if) we get there, thus stirring a debate about what it could mean. This article examines two theories that may potentially be relevant to the TRC’s work: Charles Taylor’s theory of recognition and Nancy Fraser’s tripartite theory of justice. The goal is to discover what each theory contributes to our understanding of the harms that Indigenous peoples suffered in residential schools, as well as in the broader colonial project, and how to address these harms appropriately

Baseline (sea · Colonialism · Commission · Economic Justice · Epistemology · Indigenous · Political science · Sociology · Work (physics · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies

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