RCCbc is committed to advocating for equity in rural, remote and Indigenous healthcare in British Columbia. We also support rural health education improvements through collaboration, communication and ongoing relationship building.

Our work is guided by the following gold-standard resources, which were carefully crafted with input from, at times, hundreds of thousands of Indigenous peoples, scholars, academics and clinicians. They contain clear calls to action that will ensure Indigenous people and communities in British Columbia are healthy and vibrant. 

• Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Report: Calls to Action
• In Plain Sight – Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in BC Healthcare
• First Peoples, Second Class Treatment 
• Jordan’s Principle
• The Transformative Change Accord
• United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 
• The BC Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
• Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry: Calls for Justice
• Out of Sight – Summary and Interim Recommendations on the Brian Sinclair Working Group
• Remembering Keegan – A BC First Nations Case Study Reflection 

Our partners in this work include: First Nations Health Authority, Métis Nation BC, BC Métis Federation, Team Atleo, Harley Eagle, Bianca Mitchell, and several Elders. 

These are some of the actions we’ve taken to contribute to the process of reconciliation:  

• RCCbc for Inclusion, Social Justice and Equity (RISE)
  We established this reference group, led by Drs. Todd Alec and Terri Aldred, to foster network relationships, support continued learning and growth, and champion the application of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action at RCCbc. 

• Progress Report on RCCbc’s response to the Calls to Action
  We began publishing a progress report to assess if and how RCCbc and its programs and initiatives are contributing to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action.

• San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Program
  We ensure that all RCCbc Core members receive San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training.

• Indigenous Physicians Network
  The Indigenous Physicians Network engages and provides opportunities for connection among Indigenous students, residents, physicians and health allies across British Columbia. 

• Compassionate Leadership
  The Compassionate Leadership Community of Practice and its training program is led by Shawn and Heather Atleo. The training is grounded in Indigenous and Western pedagogy and instills connective, empathic skills in rural health leaders.

• Rural Site Visits
  An Indigenous research consultant guides the Rural Site Visits team in incorporating Indigenous ways of knowing, being and thinking into its operations, community engagement practices and research.

• Real-Time Virtual Support
  In partnership with First Nations Health Authority, Real-Time Virtual Support offers numerous virtual clinical pathways for healthcare providers and patients in Indigenous communities to enhance access to timely, quality, culturally safe healthcare services.

• UBC Rural Continuing Professional Development
  RCCbc contributes to the work of UBC Rural Continuing Professional Development’s Rural CPD Indigenous Patient-Led CPD program, which brings rural Indigenous community members and rural physicians together for Nation-led cultural safety education.