Indigenous communities are finding that choosing their own unique paths of engagement and reconciliation are leading to better results. -By Belinda Jones

While First Nations, Inuit, and Métis have a shared history in Canada of systemic disenfranchisement and oppression, their modern experiences with reconciliation and restoration processes are quite different. Each community is unique, based on its location, governance structure, population make up, needs, and resources. As a result, attempting to apply a universal approach to integration and empowerment yields disappointing results.

Instead, where communities are seeing real progress on causes and issues t....