Jeff Denis and Community Partners Release the Reconciliation Kenora / Azhe-mino-gahbewewin Report

Ten years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report—and six decades after Canada’s “first civil rights march” in Kenora, Ontario (Treaty #3)—a new community-engaged study examines what reconciliation means today, the barriers that remain, and the actions needed to strengthen Indigenous–settler relationships.

The SSHRC-funded project was conducted in partnership with the non-profit Reconciliation Kenora and guided by an Elders Advisory Circle. Led by Dr. Jeffrey Denis, the research centres Anishinaabe, Métis, and non-Indigenous perspectives in the region.

A public gathering marking the release of the final report took place in Kenora on December 8, 2025.

Dr. Denis also reflected on the 60th anniversary of the Kenora march and the broader significance of the research in a recent op-ed, available here.

The full project report can be accessed at: http://reconciliationkenora.ca