National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Below you will find events, resources, educational materials, and local Indigenous businesses and organizations to support year round.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Reports
Residential School Survivors and Testimonials
Louise Longclaws: Residential school survivor explains the impact on her family
Louise Hall: Residential school survivor: 'I grew up hating the colour of my skin.'
The Survivors Speak - A Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Canada’s Residential Schools: Missing Children and Unmarked Burials
Canada’s Residential Schools: The History, Part 1 Origins to 1939
Canada’s Residential Schools: The History, Part 2 1939 to 2000
Canada’s Residential Schools: The Inuit and Northern Experience
Canada’s Residential Schools: The Métis Experience
Canada’s Residential Schools: Reconciliation
Tim Wolochatiuk: We Were Children (Documentary, Feature-length fiction)
Events
Online Educational Resources
A Beginner's Guide to Decolonization | Kevin Lamoureux | TEDxSurrey
Separating children from parents: The Sixties Scoop in Canada
The Indian Act: Its Ongoing Impact on First Nations | NDN POV
Has Canada achieved reconciliation? | NDN POV | TVO Today
Indigenous Insights: An Evaluation Podcast
Alanis Obomsawin: "Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance"
Local Indigenous Businesses and Organizations
Mental Health Resources for Indigenous Peoples
1-855-242-3310 (Available 24/7 to all Indigenous people across Canada)
The Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line
1-866-925-4419 (Learn more about coverage for professional counselling here.)
MMIWG2S+ Crisis Line (toll-free)
1-844-413-6649
Indian Residential School Survivors Society
1-800-721-0066
Suicide Crisis Helpline
9-8-8