Interested in learning more about truth and reconciliation commissions? These organizations and resources are a good place to start:
Active Voice
Active Voice uses film, television and multimedia to spark social change. The film, Greensboro: Closer to the Truth has supported local reconciliation efforts across the United States, including in the Maine TRC.
Re-evaluation Counseling
Re-evaluation Counseling is a process that helps people learn how to exchange effective help with each other in order to free themselves from the effects of past distress experiences. This has been a useful tool to support communities prepare for the Maine TRC truth telling.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has a mandate to learn the truth about what happened in the residential schools for aboriginal people and to inform all Canadians about what happened in the schools.
Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission
The Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission was an independent, democratically selected body seeking truth and healing transformation for Greensboro, N.C., a city left divided and weakened by the events of Nov. 3, 1979.
Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor
The Timor-Leste Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation (CAVR – the Portuguese acronym) – was set up in 2001 and functioned from 2002 until its dissolution in December 2005.
National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)
The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) is a national source of information on American Indian child welfare.
National Child Welfare Resource Center for Tribes
Engages Tribes to access training and technical assistance and peer-to-peer consultation on child welfare issues.
The Portagers
A group of Maine citizens whose mission is Understanding Wabanaki history, culture, and contemporary life, and working with indigenous people to seek just policies.
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
