As Canada observes National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, DIVERSEcity is proud to celebrate the work of Troy MacBeth Abromaitis, recipient of the Reconciliation in Action Award at our 2025 DIVERSEcity Awards of Impact.
Sponsored by Optimus Automations, the Reconciliation in Action Award recognizes an established leader, community group or organization who is advancing the principles of truth and reconciliation.
A Sixties Scoop Survivor, Troy MacBeth Abromaitis turned his story of loss into a foundation for healing and systems change. Troy created National Blanket Ceremony Day – Indigenous Survivors Day, a provincially recognized day of remembrance and belonging for survivors of the Sixties Scoop, Millennium Scoop, birth alerts and the ongoing removal of Indigenous children from their families. The day has been formally proclaimed in multiple provinces — including British Columbia, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick — and in municipalities from coast to coast.
Beyond this legacy, Troy also serves as Treasurer of the Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation of Canada, where he helps guide the stewardship of a $50 million fund dedicated to survivor-led healing, ceremony and community support across the country.
Troy’s community work extends to Lytton First Nation as board member of the Economic Development Corporation, where he walks alongside the Nation in its rebuilding and recovery journey after the devastating wildfires.
His leadership continues as Senior Development Manager at Musqueam Capital Corporation, where he supports the Musqueam Indian Band through major land-use planning and nation-led development projects guided by the principles of the UNDRIP and long-term economic reconciliation.
“Receiving this Reconciliation in Action Award is profoundly humbling,” said Troy at the awards ceremony. “Reconciliation is about more than words. It’s about building relationships, creating opportunities and embedding justice and belonging into the very fabric of our communities. It requires courage, honesty and participation to repair what has been broken and to build a legacy toward everlasting reconciliation,” he says.
Troy embodies what reconciliation in action truly looks like — not as a headline or a symbolic gesture, but as a lived commitment carried forward every day with humility, responsibility and love for community.
“Reconciliation and diversity walk hand in hand. In my work through advocacy and in real estate projects, I’ve sought to make reconciliation real, weaving into the buildings I’ve worked on, creating partnerships, honouring Indigenous legacy and the communities that we help grow,” he continued.
“By honouring survivors, remembering those we have lost and lifting every voice, we can build a future of healing, unity and hope for our children and for generations yet to come.”
Thank you to Himanshu Sharma of sponsor Optimus Automations and DIVERSEcity Board Vice Chair Jason Wong for presenting the award.
Learn more about the 2025 DIVERSEcity Awards of Impact recipients here.