Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
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.
There are a few things you can do to honour this day:
Participating in local events and visiting a Indigenous businesses
Supporting Indigenous authors, artists and musicians by purchasing books, art, or music
Watching a documentary, film or TV show
Attending a cultural event
Wearing an orange shirt sold by local Indigenous shops
spend time connecting to the earth, reconciling with the earth is also an important step in reconciliation
Here are Events where some of our Wild Churches gather:
Kelowna
Sncewips Heritage Museum, National Truth and Reconciliation Day event, September 30th, 10:00-5:00pm
Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society National Truth and Reconciliation Day Celebrations, September 30th, 10:00-1:00pm
Vernon
Path Together: Truth & Reconciliation Gathering , September 30, 11:00-2:00pm
Kamloops
Premier of Orange Shirt Day Story Screening, September 22, 2:00pm
4th Annual Stseptékwles re Sk’elép (Coyote Stories) Indigenous Film Festival (IFF) September 26-28
Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society Pow Wow, September 27 -28th beginning at 1:00pm each day
National Day for Truth & Reconciliation Event, September 30th 10:00-3:00pm
Parksville/Qualicum Beach
Truth and reconciliation Commemoration
Other Areas in BC
See information and events at Indigenous Tourism BC