Every Child Matters

September 30, 2022 marks the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day: a day to honour lost children and survivors of residential schools.

Sonshine is proud to support Indigenous families, like all families we serve, with a trauma-informed approach. We recognize that the disproportionately high rates of violence faced by Indigenous women are rooted in the destructive history of colonialism.

Indigenous women (42%) are more likely than non-Indigenous women (27%) to have been physically or sexually abused by an adult during childhood and to have experienced harsh parenting by a parent or guardian. These childhood experiences are associated with an increased prevalence of lifetime violent victimization. (Source)

We honour and acknowledge Treaty 7 lands as the traditional territory of the Siksika, Kainai, Tsuut'ina, Piikani, Nakoda and the Métis of Region 3 of the Métis Nation of Southern Alberta.

Sonshine's offices will be closed on September 30th to observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and to reflect on the impacts that colonialism and residential schools have had, and continue to have, on Indigenous communities.