2023 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Thank you for taking part in the 2023 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We encourage you to continue to explore ways to put reconciliation into action.
Wearing an orange shirt symbolizes the harm done to residential school students and their families and shows a commitment to the principle that every child matters. By acknowledging and understanding the truth of the past, we can take steps to move forward towards reconciliation.
AHS has been commemorating Orange Shirt Day on September 30 for many years, to recognize the history and truthful impacts of residential schools in Alberta. The Orange Shirt Day movement started in 2013 after a Residential School Survivor spoke about having the orange shirt her grandmother bought for her taken away on her first day of school when she was 6 years old. Read her story here.
In 2021, Orange Shirt Day became the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. AHS will be commemorating the day with reflective sessions on Friday, September 29. We encourage everyone to honour September 30 as a day of personal reflection or to take part in events in your community.
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September 30 is the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. On this day, we honour the children who never returned home, Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Taking time to remember is an important part of moving towards reconciliation.
Across this land, people will be taking time to honour this day in a variety of ways, both public and personal.
We invite you to share how your community will be commemorating the National Day of Truth and Reconciliaition, or ideas on how individuals can take time for reflection.To start:
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Enoch Cree Nation Band Members and Residents
River Cree Resort and Casino
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Sept 30 Pow Wow in Calgary
Sept 30, Bob Bahan Pool & Soccer Field, 4812 14 Ave SE
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Every Child Matters Traditional Powwow - Calgary
8 months ago
CIF Reconciliation Society: Pokaiks The Children Commemorative Walk & Gathering Event- Calgary
Sept 30, 11am-4pm, walk starts at City Hall in Calgary
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https://www.ualberta.ca/native-studies/programs/continuing-education/countering-stereotypes-of-indigenous-peoples/index.html
This microcredential series pulls the rug out from underneath settler-based constructions of Indigeneity. Taking up the most prevalent stereotypes of Indigenous people, students learn to unpack and challenge the narratives that both skew the lived experience of Indigenous peoples and allow the replication of stereotypes that reinforce colonial relationships. Three courses are offered within this series: 1) Foundations of Stereotypes: Systems Thinking, 2) Representations: Application and Collaboration, and 3) Systems: Leadership and Institutional Change. The first course is mandatory for either of the other courses.
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The Indigenous Wellness Core walks us through the historical truth of the impacts of Residential Schools in Canada, that we continue to witness today. AHS strives to uphold our commitment to the TRC Recommendations for Health by providing education resources.
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This story was gifted to us by Jeraldine, a woman who has discovered strength and healing by celebrating her Indigenous culture.
Having persevered through dark days, she has entered a new season in her life.
