{"id":8987,"date":"2022-09-22T09:41:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T16:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-library\/?p=8987"},"modified":"2022-09-22T09:41:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T16:41:33","slug":"national-truth-and-reconciliation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-library\/2022\/09\/22\/national-truth-and-reconciliation-day\/","title":{"rendered":"National Truth And Reconciliation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

September 22, 2022<\/p>\n

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n“Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.<\/p>\n

The day honours 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.”<\/p>\n

Wear Orange<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n“Orange Shirt Day [September 30 of each year] is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day intended to raise awareness of the individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of residential schools, and to promote the concept of \u201cEvery Child Matters\u201d. \u00a0The orange shirt is a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations.<\/p>\n

On September 30, we encourage all Canadians to wear orange to honour the thousands of Survivors of residential schools.”
\n— Government of Canada website<\/p>\n

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\nimage from the Government of Canada website<\/p>\n