The island mat represents both my culture and my community. I believe the island mat also represents community. The Collins dictionary defines community as a group of people living together and having interests, work, religion, etc in common. Community is people and people are community. There are many interpretations of the process to reconciliation.
Restoration implies an estrangement or alienation has taken place and demands a healing process.
We haven't done anything wrong. This narrow focus on the present denies the injustice and wrongs created in the past. The past has contributed to moulding our present and influencing our future. The consolation process must acknowledge past injustice and demonstrate acceptance and respect for other cultures. Comforting is not a definition but an action.