--- title: "TrueBlue Vancouver on Reconciliation and Indigenous Nations: 6 commitments | Vancouver 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/parties/trueblue-vancouver/2026-platform/reconciliation-and-indigenous-nations" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:00:51.184Z" meta: description: "TrueBlue Vancouver's reconciliation section would keep English for city signs and place names, oppose renaming streets, end mandatory land acknowledgements..." "og:description": "TrueBlue Vancouver's reconciliation section would keep English for city signs and place names, oppose renaming streets, end mandatory land acknowledgements..." "og:title": "TrueBlue Vancouver on Reconciliation and Indigenous Nations: 6 commitments | Vancouver 2026" "twitter:description": "TrueBlue Vancouver's reconciliation section would keep English for city signs and place names, oppose renaming streets, end mandatory land acknowledgements..." "twitter:title": "TrueBlue Vancouver on Reconciliation and Indigenous Nations: 6 commitments | Vancouver 2026" --- ** TrueBlue Vancouver · Vancouver 2026 # TrueBlue Vancouver on reconciliation: English names, no land transfers by ancestry TrueBlue Vancouver's reconciliation section would keep English for city signs and place names, oppose renaming streets, end mandatory land acknowledgements, require evidence for burial site claims, oppose city land transfers based on ancestry, and reject what it calls race-based governance. See the 2 chapters [The whole 2026 Full Election Platform](https://voche.me/parties/trueblue-vancouver/2026-platform) [**3**Candidates](https://voche.me/parties/trueblue-vancouver/candidates) [**8/10**Issues with published policy](https://voche.me/parties/trueblue-vancouver/platform) [**7**Sources on file](https://voche.me/parties/trueblue-vancouver/money) **8**Questions answered CITY COUNCIL · PAGES 33 TO 37 ## The aim of Reconciliation and Indigenous Nations, in the party's words > TrueBlue Vancouver's approach to reconciliation & indigenous nations is organized around the following commitments. The reconciliation and Indigenous Nations section of TrueBlue Vancouver's 2026 platform runs from page 33 to page 37. It covers Indigenous languages, schooling, housing, land title, place names, residential schools and a final "Additional Policy". We split it into two pages: one on language, names and history, and one on land, housing and governance. The party would keep English as the standard language for city services, signs and place names, oppose what it calls ideological renaming, and end mandatory land acknowledgements. It would teach residential school history accurately and require evidence for burial site claims. It opposes voluntary city transfers of land, assets or control based on ancestry or historical claims, would apply the same development rules to every project, and rejects what it calls race-based governance. The Indigenous schooling policy is repeated in the schools section, where this site lists it. Council controls city signs, street names, city-owned land and its own meeting practices, so it could act on most of this section for the city. School teaching is run by the School Board. Agreements between First Nations and the provincial or federal governments are made by those governments. **2**Chapters **6**Commitments **0**Need another government or a regional body 2 CHAPTERS ## Every chapter in Reconciliation and Indigenous Nations [

Languages, Place Names and Residential Schools

TrueBlue Vancouver on reconciliation: English signs, no renaming, evidence on burial claims - Indigenous languages - Place names and commemorations - Residential schools3 commitmentsPages 34 to 36Read the chapter](https://voche.me/parties/trueblue-vancouver/2026-platform/reconciliation-and-indigenous-nations/languages-place-names-and-residential-schools) [

Land, Housing and Governance

TrueBlue Vancouver on Indigenous land: no transfers by ancestry, same rules for all - Indigenous-led housing - Land title and governance - Additional policy: equal citizenship3 commitmentsPages 35 to 37Read the chapter](https://voche.me/parties/trueblue-vancouver/2026-platform/reconciliation-and-indigenous-nations/land-housing-and-governance) WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT ## Who holds the power for these 6 commitments Each chapter page names the body for every commitment and gives the reason in one sentence. City Council5 City, with others1 ON THE BALLOT ## The TrueBlue Vancouver candidates behind this ### City Council [154**Naomi Chocyk**Ballot 154](https://voche.me/candidates/naomi-chocyk) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ## Questions about Reconciliation and Indigenous Nations
What is TrueBlue Vancouver's position on reconciliation? TrueBlue Vancouver would end mandatory land acknowledgements, keep English for city signs and place names, and oppose city land transfers based on ancestry or historical claims. It rejects what it calls race-based governance and would defend equal citizenship (platform, pages 34 to 37).
Does TrueBlue Vancouver oppose renaming streets? Yes. The party opposes what it calls the ideological renaming of established streets and places, and would keep English as the standard language for street and place names (platform, pages 34 and 36).
Would TrueBlue Vancouver stop land acknowledgements? TrueBlue would end mandatory land acknowledgements, according to both its reconciliation and schools sections (platform, pages 34, 36 and 39).
What does TrueBlue Vancouver say about residential schools? The party would teach residential school history accurately and require evidence for claims about proposed burial sites, separating suspected or radar-identified sites from confirmed human remains (platform, page 36).
Could Vancouver City Council carry out TrueBlue's reconciliation policies? Council controls city signs, street names, city-owned land and its own meeting practices, so it could act on most of this section for the city. School teaching is run by the School Board (platform, pages 34 to 37).
## Sources Every commitment on this page comes from the party's own material, marked SAYS SO ITSELF. It proves what the party says it would do. Who holds each power is our own addition, from the sources listed after it. 1. [TrueBlue Vancouver 2026 Full Election Platform, 49-page PDF ](https://truebluevancouver.com/downloads/trueblue-vancouver-2026-full-platform.pdf#page=33)SAYS SO ITSELFTrueBlue Vancouver · pages 33 to 37 · checked September 30, 2026 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.