SEPTEMBER 30
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.
Support lines
A 24/7 support line is available for residential school survivors and their families: the Residential School Survivor Support Line 1-866-925-4419.
- Hope for Wellness Help Line | 1-855-242-3310Hope for Wellness Helpline is available 24/7 to all Indigenous people across Canada.
- Indigenous Cultural Healing and Mental Health Supports (Winnipeg and Manitoba)SOURCE: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, updated August 17, 2023.
SUMMARY: A list of resources and services with a focus on those delivered by Indigenous organizations or governments in Winnipeg and Manitoba, or by the provincial of federal government specifically for Indigenous Peoples.
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
- An Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Canada Labour Code (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation)SUMMARY: The full text of the federal government Act that established a federal holiday each September 30th: the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The Act came into force June 3, 2021.
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action - CommemorationSOURCE: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.
SUMMARY: A list of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Calls to Action that address commemoration - and the Government of Canada's response to each. Call to Action #80 called on the federal government to establish a new statutory holiday - a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The 94 Calls to Action
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2023 - Winnipeg events
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation events and engagement opportunitiesLook for events listed under "Off Campus".
SOURCE: University of Manitoba
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.