National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Excerpt from:
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation.html
September 30, 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The day honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, 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.
Orange Shirt Day
Excerpt from:
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation.html
Both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day take place on September 30.
Orange Shirt Day is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day that honours the children who survived residential schools and remembers those who did not. This day relates to the experience of Phyllis Webstad, a Northern Secwepemc (Shuswap) from the Stswecem'c Xgat'tem First Nation, on her first day of school, where she arrived dressed in a new orange shirt, which was taken from her. It is now a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations.
On September 30, we encourage all Canadians to wear orange to raise awareness of the very tragic legacy of residential schools, and to honour the thousands of Survivors.
More to Explore
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation.html
Check the website for other links including:
Indigenous Peoples and Cultures
Indigenous Languages
Indigenous History in Canada
National Student Memorial
Funding- Culture, History, Sport
Residential School Missing Children - Community Support Funding
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Cindy Blackstock, director of the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society, says, “The way that you can honour those children in the ground and also honour the survivors is to read the TRC’S report. There’s an executive summary that’s isn’t that long. You can read the calls to action, and you can take action on these."
https://nctr.ca/records/reports/#trc-reports
Residential Schools Survivors Stories
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/residential-schools
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I will start off my other links with a video of “The Elders are Watching”, definitely a favourite book of teachers! I was lucky enough to be at a presentation by Dave Bouchard many, MANY years ago, when he was just finishing this book! At the time, I had no idea how famous it would become!
Dave Bouchard
“The Elders are Watching is one of my favourite and bestselling books. My friend/partner Roy Henry Vickers created this movie a decade ago. Roy was a personal friend of Chief Dan George and in this clip, he reads our book with a flavour of his late friend.” (quote from youtube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pQftknij8k
You can read more about David Bouchard:
https://www.reddeerpress.com/David-Bouchard
Although BC is not about to change its flag, I think this design is a wonderful blend of our current
BC flag with an Indigenous design added!
https://globalnews. ca/news/8122922/bc-flag-indigenous-design/
Canadian Geographic
Although this website is an advertisement for publications, it also has some (free) interesting information included.
https://indigenouspeoplesatlasofcanada.ca/
Global Citizen Life
"10 Indigenous Activists and Artists You Should Be Following Right Now These trailblazers are breaking boundaries for Indigenous people across Canada."
(quote from website)
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/indigenous-activists-artists-canada/
A few links to Indigenous and First Nations Art and Culture
Video: art pieces with Indigenous music playing |
Video: Connecting Cultures A Journey Through Indigenous Art in Canada |
Video: Indigenous Arts & Stories |
BC’s Guide to Indigenous Arts and Culture |
Indigenous contemporary art |
| CBC: Thunder Bay Resilience and belonging: 7 artists reflect on National Indigenous History Month https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/celebrate-nihm-artists-1.6042298 |
A few links to Inuit Art and Culture
Inuit Art is a Marker of Cultural Resistance |
| Inuit Art https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/inuit-art |
| Discover Inuit Art (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1303132857502/1534961334399 |
A few links to Métis Art and Culture
| ART OF THE MÉTIS "Colourful designs and creations are distinctive of Métis art. The designs are typically compositions of European flowers and are very different from those of other Aboriginal groups." (quote from website) https://www.louisrielinstitute.com/art/ |
CBC-BC: "Métis beadwork combines two influences — French embroidery and Indigenous design." |
CBC- Saskatchewan: "Pieces cover residential schools, erasure of Métis culture, and lacklustre efforts at reconciliation." |
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This page created September 2021.