Reconciling History Walking Tours - Downtown Ottawa 2024

The Reconciling History Walking Tour is a free walking route in downtown Ottawa. Each point of interest along the route is an opportunity to learn about the role of non-Indigenous peoples and the federal government in residential schools, and the lessons we can glean from history to address contemporary injustices experienced by Indigenous peoples.

The points of interest highlight the opposing views of Duncan Campbell Scott and Dr. Peter Henderson Bryce. Both were non-Indigenous federal bureaucrats. While Duncan Campbell Scott is considered to be one of the architects of the residential school system, Dr. P.H. Bryce blew the whistle on the preventable deaths of children in residential schools and how Scott refused to implement the solutions to address the problem. Take part in the Reconciling History Walking Tour to learn about this important story.

Tours are approximately 90 minutes, covering 2km within Downtown Ottawa. Tours are currently only in English. Unfortuneatwly, due to length of the tour, we cannot guarantee that the tour is accessible. If you do require accessiblity supports, please email us at [email protected] and we will try our best to accomodate.

Host or Publisher Assembly of Seven Generation (A7G)