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Canada observes National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Canada observes the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day on September 30. The day honors residential school survivors, their families, and communities, while remembering children who never returned home. Established in 2021 following Call to Action 80 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the federal statutory holiday aims to address the legacy of the residential school system.
Commemorations are occurring across the country, including events on Parliament Hill, community walks in the Similkameen, and special radio programming through the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund. In some regions, such as Ontario, the day is not a statutory holiday, meaning many businesses and schools remain open. Educational boards, including the Waterloo Region District School Board, are implementing programming to foster intercultural understanding and disrupt anti-Indigenous racism.
Institutional leaders and commissions have issued statements emphasizing the need to confront ongoing systemic discrimination and residential school denialism. The Canadian Human Rights Commission highlighted recent hateful actions at Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc as a reminder of the continued importance of reconciliation efforts.
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B. C. Pavilion Corporation · Canada · Canadian Human Rights Commission · Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund · Government of Canada · Leah Gazan · National Day for Truth and Reconciliation · Orange Shirt Society · Phyllis Webstad · Squamish Nation · Truth and Reconciliation Commission · Vancouver Convention Centre
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF) has partnered with radio stations for this impactful presentation. yourquadcounties.ca
- [● 2 SOURCES] For more than a century, about 150,000 First Nations, Métis and Inuit children were forcibly removed from their families to be assimilated. www.citeboomers.com · pvonline.ca
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Recent racist and hateful actions at Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc are a stark reminder of why the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation continues to matter. www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca
- [● 8 SOURCES] The federal statutory holiday was established in 2021 in response to Call to Action 80 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. kitchissippi.com · ayr.wrdsb.ca · sss.wrdsb.ca · wgd.wrdsb.ca · hrh.wrdsb.ca · +3 more
- [● 4 SOURCES] WRDSB accepts its responsibility to work towards Indigenous sovereignty. We must disrupt anti-Indigenous racism and Indigenous erasure. ayr.wrdsb.ca · sss.wrdsb.ca · wgd.wrdsb.ca · hrh.wrdsb.ca
- [○ 1 SOURCE] While it is a federal holiday, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is not a statutory holiday in Ontario. kitchissippi.com