National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Starting this year, September 30 will be designated as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This year, we encourage you to listen, read and reflect on the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples on whose land you live, work and play.
What is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation?
This day is an opportunity to recognize and reflect on the tragic history and ongoing impacts of residential schools and to honour the survivors, their families, and communities.
The annual Orange Shirt Day on September 30th has opened the door to the global conversation on all aspects of Residential Schools and honours the lost children and survivors, their families and communities. It is an opportunity to create meaningful discussion and recognize and reflect on the tragic history and ongoing impacts of residential schools.
The date was chosen because it is the time of year in which children were taken from their homes to residential schools, and because it is an opportunity to set the stage for anti-racism and anti-bullying policies for the coming school year.
It is an opportunity for First Nations, local governments, schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come.
