At the June 21, 2021, Governance and Priorities Committee meeting, Mayor Clark provided the following notice of motion:
"Take notice that at the July 19, 2021, Governance and Priorities Committee meeting, I will move the following motion:
'Whereas the City of Saskatoon has committed to the process of Truth and Reconciliation.
Whereas Saskatoon has the opportunity to show leadership on a national level at building Truth and Reconciliation, building on our history of nation-leading work in building these partnerships, such as the establishment of urban reserves, the creation of White Buffalo Youth Lodge, the work of Reconciliation Saskatoon and other important partnerships between our City and Indigenous governments and organizations. .
Whereas the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada includes call to action #43 which states:
“We call upon federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal government to fully adopt and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People as the framework for reconciliation.”
And Whereas the Final Report of the TRC further states:
“The TRC considers ‘Reconciliation” to be an ongoing process of establishing and maintaining respectful relationships at all levels of Canadian Society. The Commission therefore believes that the UNDRIP is the appropriate framework for reconciliation in Twenty First Century Canada.”
Whereas the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Call to Justice 1.2 subclause v. also calls upon all levels of government to implement and comply with all rights instruments, including UNDRIP.
Whereas multiple other municipal governments are in the process of adopting and or implementing UNDRIP at the local level, including Toronto, Vancouver, Surrey, Lethbridge.
Therefore I move that City Administration report back to GPC on the process and implications for adopting and implementing UNDRIP for the City of Saskatoon.'"