National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2024

September 30, 2024

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Canada

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.

Resources:

• BC Event Listing | BC Gov
• Beyond 94 | CBC News
• Indian Residential Schools Interactive Map | Canada
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Province of British Columbia
• National Day for Truth & Reconciliation | Indigenous Tourism BC
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | British Columbia Assembly of First Nations
• Orange Shirt Society
• BC First Peoples’ Cultural Council
• Remembering the Children: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2024 | APTN
• Truth and Reconciliation Week: Taking Truth to Action | National Center for Truth and Reconciliation
• First Peoples’ Map of BC | First Peoples’ Cultural Council

Reconciliation Book Club

Bone Black

The Federation’s Reconciliation Book Club, designed to be inclusive and accessible for all staff in member organizations, is a key resource for increasing knowledge of reconciliation issues. Book Club members meet regularly to discuss a new book, and Federation staff ensure that the discussions are enriched with supplementary materials, including discussion questions, additional readings, and author and publisher information.

We invite you to join us for the next meeting of the Reconciliation Book Club on October 23, 2024. The book we will be discussing is “Bone Black” by Carol Rose GoldenEagle. Don’t miss this chance to be part of the discussion. Sign up for the book club here: https://fcssbc.ca/bookclub/

Reconciliation

Indigenous Peoples, BC Collaborate for Progress on Reconciliation | BC Gov News

In British Columbia, a shared commitment to reconciliation has led to significant progress in recognizing the inherent rights of Indigenous Peoples. The 2019 Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Declaration Act), developed in collaboration with Indigenous communities, serves as the province’s framework for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This groundbreaking legislation reflects BC’s dedication to advancing Indigenous leadership, governance, self-determination and ensuring that Indigenous Peoples can thrive in the province.

Related:

• Indigenous Child and Family Services Directors | Our Children Our Way Society
• Supreme Court of Canada Unanimously Affirms Indigenous Jurisdiction over Child Welfare | Indiginews
• BC Regional Chief Says Alert System for Missing Indigenous Children Should Be Implemented | My Prince George Now
• Lower Kootenay Band Breaks Ground on $16m Indigenous-led Healing Centre | Grand Forks Gazette
• Indigenous-themed Logos Highlight CFL’s Support for Truth and Reconciliation | CFL
• Nisga’a Nation Secures Funding for 67 New Affordable Rental Homes | CFNR Network
• ‘Life-changing’: Inside Island’s Indigenous-specific Trauma-informed Daycare | Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News
• Forestry Centre ‘Tree Cookie’ Now Includes Indigenous History | Victoria Times Colonist
• BC Clam Garden Restoration Revives Millennia-old First Nation Food Source | Grand Forks Gazette
• Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council Declares State of Emergency over Opioid Crisis: ‘Enough Is Enough’ | Penticton Herald
• Headbanging Aunties and Punk Rock Rez Shows? An Archive Puts Indigenous Punks in the Spotlight | CBC Radio
• Vernon Powwow Promotes Two-spirit Awareness, Acceptance | Vernon Morning Star

Note

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