National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

The day honors 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.

Wear Orange

Beaded orange shirt necklace

Both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day take place on September 30.

https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation.html

https://www.ontario.ca/page/national-day-truth-and-reconciliation?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw0t63BhAUEiwA5xP54fBVwfP7TkgmRfo1WoaX-IREELPhBbCMGI6YdH6OLoytSiFQ-P_3whoC5kgQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

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