09/30/2024
Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada, which is also referred to as Orange Shirt Day. We wanted to take some time to chat about the history of residential schools, how this commemorative day came to be, and some facts and stats about historical and current realities that our Indigenous people face.
We continue to have a lot of work to do to show true allyship to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples as they work towards sovereignty, the healing of ancestral trauma, their fight to protect land, language and culture, and the realities of living in a country that utilizes genocidal tactics as a form of continued colonization and assimilation. It is integral that non-Indigenous people do the labour necessary to remain educated and informed about both the past and present atrocities Indigenous peoples face in this country.
Every Child Matters🧡.
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