Canada marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Orange Shirt Day

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Canadians observed the fifth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, wearing orange to honour residential-school Survivors and remember children who never returned home. Events were held across Newfoundland and Labrador, including St. John’s, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador West, Corner Brook and Miawpukek First Nation in Conne River, where a sacred flame was lit. Colleen Lambert, Miawpukek First Nation director of tourism, culture and recreation, said the prayer service and lighting reaffirm that "every child matters" and "we are going to be here, remembering those children and their families, until we can't." Shirley Flowers, originally from Rigolet, recounted being sent as a child to the Yale School in North West River and described the lasting, intergenerational impact on her family. CBC News scheduled special programming titled Remembering the Children, a 90-minute broadcast live from Parliament Hill beginning at 1:30 p.m. NT.

CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦

@corrina.sheshed.rocks

🧡 September 30. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 🇨🇦 Today we honour the children who never came home, the Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. May we listen, learn, remember and continue the work of reconciliation. #EveryChildMatters #SheShed

46010d ago

Wile E. Coyote's ACME Sales Rep20

Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation honors the Indigenous children, families, and communities impacted by residential schools. Reflecting on this past is essential to understanding history, supporting Survivors, and committing to meaningful healing and action. Every child matters.💙🙌🍁📜

ŦỮŁŁ¥🌼19

How to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30 #SheShed www.cbc.ca/life/culture...

Rebba.bsky.social13

#EveryChildMatters #SheShed 🧡 September 30 Truth and Reconciliation 🇨🇦 A National Day for Truth.

RM10

Honoring the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation!

Freddie_Rose🌹 🇨🇦 ⚕️ (Dr. F. Rogers)5

A National Day for Truth.

Marcie Lipsitt4

Every child should matter and the reality is that they do not.

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prettybird77.bsky.social2

If you see 🇨🇦 feeds orange today, this is why.

✩ astra ☕️🐺🌟 ✩

@astralouve.bsky.social

Today is Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada. We remember those we have lost. We honor those taken from us by the residential school system and we honor those who survived, their families and communities. We will never forget and we will carry them with us.

illustration for truth and reconciliation day. the illustration features a wolf looking forward, standing with its pup who is also looking forward. there is a circle behind them with an eight point star dreamcatcher and three feathers. the words "EVERY CHILD MATTERS" are featured on the side of the circle

22410d ago

Jenny Lee Shee

@jennyleeshee.bsky.social

On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we acknowledge and reflect on the deep intergenerational harm residential schools have caused to Indigenous families and communities. Art by Elaine Landry #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters #TruthAndReconciliation

A handprint on an orange background. The handprint is broken into segments, inside of which are different symbols representing elements of Indigenous culture, including animal paw prints, landscapes with trees, and other images drawn from nature. There is a large black eagle feather on the left side of the handprint, and bird silhouettes appear in the upper left hand corner of the image. The words EVERY CHILD MATTERS appear at the bottom of the piece.

23110d ago

Jenny Lee Shee28

Looking for ways to move forward on the path to reconciliation? This is a great place to start. David A. Robertson shares 52 accessible, interesting ideas for beginning or continuing your journey through music, movies, art, and more. #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters #TruthAndReconciliation

Alberduh is free to be dumb

@alberduhfreedumb.bsky.social

On this day of Truth and Reconciliation, never forget who PP really is.

2169d ago

stephthethird.bsky.social17

He's been rejected by two sets of parents, one preemptively and one as an adult after his public bigotry. He has no people. He desperately needs therapy and not politics, the little asshole.

Bog Mummy15

He sounds like an American!

Mark 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦8

That he had to apologize for. Harper made him do that.

Dr. Who7

To bad pp and others like him all over the America's don't see the value in community, sustainability, and environmental protection like indigenous peoples.

Kelisk | The Chaos Kobold | 🔞7

What an amazing pile of shit.

Kenneth M.F. McGrath6

Kind of Alanis-level IRONY that PeePee Le Pew would lecture anyone about work ethic when he has literally achieved NOTHING during his entire political life and has never really worked a day in his life!

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Piratebill 🇨🇦 ☠️8

I expect he's going to regret this eventually, when they tell you who they are believe them

Clear Spies 🪬2

He's scum. Hell awaits him eagerly for his crimes.

Nat Chiclets 🍁🦋🪷2

🤬 FK U, PP Le Pew

Anna Mehler Paperny

@mehlerpaperny.bsky.social

If we're going to talk about truth and reconciliation we should talk about Canada fighting First Nations in court. ijb.utoronto.ca/news/liberal...

1719d ago

Angry Canadian 🇨🇦1

This all $”@( day every day!!!!

Anri, Broken Toy Fox 🏳️‍⚧️1

Years ago I had such hope for this being resolved. The years have only proven my naiveity. Clean water now. No more studies. No more fights. Just fucking do it. There is no reason why we can't.

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Bess Hamilton4

I absolutely despise how successive Canadian governments have used my tax money on legal cases meant to help them weasel out of their obligations.

Hagsploitated3

It’s the same in the US. Neither individual states nor the federal government honor treaties they’ve made with Indigenous Nations, even *very* recent ones. We absolutely (also) need to begin a truth and reconciliation process and simultaneously do the damn things we’ve already agreed to.

Toronto Tempo

@tempobasketball.bsky.social

September 30th is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, where we honour residential school survivors and their families, and remember the children who never returned home.

1719d ago

Rachel Gilmore

@rachelgilmore.bsky.social

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and Canada has a lot of work to do. In some ways, we’re actually backsliding right now -- from residential school denial to rights-busting "national building projects." We gotta do a better job of defending and respecting Indigenous rights:

1709d ago

Rachel Gilmore21

WATCH THE FULL VIDEO HERE: youtu.be/Mme6HvK0Vxk?...

Chris Tyrell3

Residential school denialists are hate, they are fact of history.

Canadian History Ehx

@cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. First observed in 2013 as Orange Shirt Day, it is a day for public commemoration, learning and reflection on the history and intergenerational trauma of the Residential School System in Canada.

14110d ago

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Peter Merholz5

The United States was a slaveholding nation, and has never instituted a formal process to repair, reconcile, or otherwise come to terms with this aspect of its history. Every American should feel ashamed of this.

Sam Ladner3

There was a residential school near our house. It closed in the early 80s. One of the former students burned it down, rumor has it. It had some bad ghosts lemme tell you.

Mostly okay2

Today Canada observes their day of truth and reconciliation. While here we have political parties trying to get rid of the Waitangi tribunal and it isn’t a national scandal.

ToeKnee amouronana 🌈

@tonymcpan.bsky.social

morning boop bsky it’s Canada’s national day truth and reconciliation wear orange day 🧡 masked coward white supremacist groups bringing colonialism back can fuck right off do something useful with your sad life ffs residential schools did happen and turtle island it will always be 👍🏼 #cdnpoli

selfie man kneeling next to tan colour dog sugar face nose up looking at phone camera

1959d ago

ToeKnee amouronana 🌈17

Bella’s morning walk run chase fetch in the neighbourhood … cloudy misty start looks like fall’s settling in be good to each other big hugs of love to you, Bella 🥰🐕🥰😎 #dogsbluesky #bellasummerplaybliss

Constituent AuntiTFaLaLaLaLaLaLaLaLa4

word. It's all Indigenous territory, North & south & boop

latho17.bsky.social3

What they don’t understand, they mock. Sounds like a lot of Americans I know

SilverHowl - Bisexual Freak2

I’m not Canadian, but happy Truth and Reconciliation Day!! Your doggie is so cute! 😊

euniwong96.bsky.social2

I’m honouring today by remembering, listening, and learning and by committing to meaningful action toward truth, healing, and reconciliation. We must never forget the children who never came home. 🧡

🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦

@sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 🔸We remember the children who never came home. 🔸We honour Survivors. 🔸We respect Indigenous Peoples and cultures. 🔸We commit to reconciliation.

12210d ago

Claude3

Happy National Day for Truth and Reconciliation—may all injustices be righted. It would certainly be good for this day to be observed in the United States of America as well.

Jojo2

Hope everyone makes it more than a once a year thing. We should be remembering every day.

paulseesequasis

@pseesequasis.bsky.social

On #OrangeShirtDay paying respect to generations of my family and kin who went to St. Michael’s Residential School ~ 1931. Duck Lake, Sask ~ 1) Maggie Bird, 2) Mary Rose Naytowhow (My Kokum), 3) Ada Wolfe, 4) Philomene Peeteetuce, 5) Dorothy Eyahpaise, 6) Mary Anne Seesequasis, 7) Veronique

1029d ago

paulseesequasis26

Morrisette, 😎 Elizabeth Constant, 9) Irene Dunn, 10) Helen Ledous, 11) Anais Prosper, 12) Henritte Napope, 13) Florence Peeteetuce, 14) Jospehine Ledoux, 15) Florence Bird, 16) Mary Rose Seeseequasis, 17) Alice McDonald, 18) Nancy Gardipy, 19) Victoria Dunn, 20) Cecile Redwing, 21)

Kam W. Teo 🍁1

Respects to you and your family today, and everyday, Paul!🙏

TacoDraws (commissions closed)

@tacodraws.bsky.social

Wanted to draw a little something with my OC Tori to celebrate The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation #everychildmatters

799d ago

Michelle Cyca

@michellecyca.com

recommended reading today — Aaron Hemens’ interview with Phyllis Webstad, published two years ago on @indiginews.bsky.social. Webstad is not even mentioned on the federal government’s webpage for NDTR/Orange Shirt Day indiginews.com/news/orange-...

449d ago

Amy 🇨🇦

@amypisces.bsky.social

In Canada, today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, aka Orange Shirt Day. It is to remind us of the survivors or residential schools, families, and the children who did not come home. Residentials schools were run by the church and government to forcible assimilate Indigenous children.

609d ago

Amy 🇨🇦14

They were taken from their homes, forced to speak English or French, and remove any trace of their own culture and religion. Children were ab*sed, did forced labour, and were left without any sense of who they were. It was bad.

Canadian Health Coalition/Coalition canadienne de la santé

@cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social

Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Truth and reconciliation must include confronting the ongoing impacts of colonialism and racism in Canada’s health care system. We’re sharing this @cmadocs.bsky.social resource on Indigenous-led health care, health equity and reconciliation.

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