National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.
To learn more about National Day for Truth and Reconciliation see the free resources below:
- Project of Heart – FREE & Online
- Indigenous Canada Course FREE & Online
- Orange Shirt Day
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, University of Manitoba
- Indigenous Resources via local libraries:
Filmography:
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
- The 94 Calls to Action (CTAs) are actionable policy recommendations meant to aid the healing process in two ways: acknowledging the full, horrifying history of the residential school’s system, and creating systems to prevent these abuses from ever happening again in the future.