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SEPTEMBER 30

September 30th National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Orange Shirt Day

                                         

The 20 branches of Winnipeg Public Library are located on Treaty No. 1 territory and the Homeland of the Métis Nation. The drinking water in Library buildings comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation in Treaty No. 3 territory.

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A 24/7 support line is available for residential school survivors and their families: the Residential School Survivor Support Line 1-866-925-4419.

Orange Shirt Day and Phyllis Webstad

About Orange Shirt Day

"Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) Residential School (1891-1981) Commemoration Project and Reunion events that took place in Williams Lake, BC, Canada, in May 2013. This project was the vision of Esketemc (Alkali Lake) Chief Fred Robbins, who is a former student himself. It brought together former students and their families from the Secwepemc, Tsilhqot’in, Southern Dakelh and St’at’imc Nations along with the Cariboo Regional District, the Mayors and municipalities, School Districts and civic organizations in the Cariboo Region.

The events were designed to commemorate the residential school experience, to witness and honour the healing journey of the survivors and their families, and to commit to the ongoing process of reconciliation. Chief Justice Murray Sinclair challenged all of the participants to keep the reconciliation process alive, as a result of the realization that every former student had similar stories.

Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of this project. As spokesperson for the Reunion group leading up to the events, former student Phyllis (Jack) Webstad told her story of her first day at residential school when her shiny new orange shirt, bought by her grandmother, was taken from her as a six-year old girl."

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2023 - Winnipeg events

Orange Shirt Day Survivors Walk and Pow Wow 2023

Teach-in for Reconciliation 2023

September 29, 2023. University of Manitoba

  • Dr. Sean Carleton on combating Residential School denialism;
  • Dr. Cary Miller on the Doctrine of Discovery and the Pope's apology;
  • Marc Kruse on the Peace and Friendship treaties which were formed at the Treaty of Niagara;
  • Prof. Brenda Gunn on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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