Ways to Participate in Truth and Reconciliation

A number of these events have been previously circulated by diocesan communications, however many thanks to Reconciliation Canada for this comprehensive list.

Challenge yourself to learn more 

This National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is an opportunity to not only reflect on what we know, but also take the time to learn more. Attend an event in your community, or explore some of the learning resources below.

Events this week

• Sept 27 - Oct 1: Truth and Reconciliation Week events (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)
• Sept 30: Drum for the Children (Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc)
• Sept 30: Sound House: Never Forgotten (Museum of Anthropology)
• Sept 30: Xweýene:msta:m ?əkwəsqwel, seýeḿ (call to witness / listen to respected one) (Vancouver Art Gallery)
• Sept 30: Watch and listen to National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on CBC
• Sept 30: Skookum Surrey ceremony at Holland Park 
• Sept 30: Pipe ceremony at Westminster Pier Park
• Sept 30: Intergenerational March at UBC

Learning resources

• Bringing Our Children Home: Reflecting On Our Shared History

  In response to 215 children found buried at the Kamloops (Tk’emlups), Reconciliation Canada hosted a series of gatherings to help people understand our shared history. At each gathering, our expert panelists examine how we are all building the Reconciliation movement, exploring ideas that will help shape the future of Canada.

• Reconciliation Through Education

  The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has a collection of educational resources to support teachers in raising awareness about why residential schools were created, their ongoing legacy, and how these have shaped the country we live in today.

• Indigenous Canada

  The University of Alberta offers a free online course that explores Indigenous histories and key issues in Canada. This course explores key issues facing Indigenous peoples today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations.

• All My Relations

  This podcast explores what it means to be an Indigenous person today and to be engaged in relationships—relationships to land and place, to a nation, to non-human relatives, and to one another. All My Relations is a place to explore these relationships, and to think through Indigeneity in all its complexities.