We hope that this apology builds upon the overall apology to people of color and that this specific apology to First Peoples will further a process of reconciliation, a mending of relationships, and a mutually defined collaboration among APA, SIP, and First Peoples as critical for determining next steps and taking action. We recognize that the Apology to People of Color (APA, 2021a) and this Offer of Apology to First Peoples are a beginning and that apology without action would represent hollow words.
This report is submitted to Council by the Indigenous Apology Work Group to describe the work completed and to recommend APA actions to fulfill the original charge to this Work Group established by 2020 APA President Sandra Shullman as well as the goals of the October 2021 Council apology resolution.
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