September 30th, 2021

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Orange Shirt Day & National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Events & Resources

EVENTS:

Victoria Orange Shirt Day: https://www.facebook.com/events/938470323547599

Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation: https://www.facebook.com/TkemlupsteSecwepemc/

 https://www.facebook.com/TkemlupsteSecwepemc/videos/552102142571395

Na’tsa’maht Gathering in honour of Truth and Reconciliation:

https://www.colwood.ca/news-events/community-calendar/event/natsamaht-gathering-honour-truth-and-reconciliation

University of Manitoba Nation Centre for Truth and Reconciliation: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/truth-and-reconciliation-week-tickets-153491752965?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

Government of Canada: https://www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/events/national-day-truth-reconciliation/index-eng.aspx

Downie Wenjack Fund: https://downiewenjack.ca/national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation/

Remember Me: A National Day of Remembrance: http://remember-me-september-30.org/

University of B.C.: https://apsc.ubc.ca/event/2021/save-date-national-day-truth-and-reconciliation

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria: https://aggv.ca/events/national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation/

Vancouver Art Gallery: https://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/events/orange-shirt-day-2021

RESOURCES:

 TRC Calls to Action

 Orange Shirt Day

UNDRIP: https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/11/UNDRIP_E_web.pdf

Legacy of Hope: https://legacyofhope.ca/?fbclid=IwAR3npVg5rK2UNC-nYri5KBuYyPdbC3dWafkrsfDouOFCV1ReJ4De3tIq5Dk

University of Manitoba Nation Centre for Truth and Reconciliation:

https://nctr.ca/education/teaching-resources/residential-school-history/?fbclid=IwAR3W4Tq38xrASTL_CZOo39foGt56cRdVP81Ym_dhqeJj5wMXqk7k-z5cHsY

Assembly of First Nations Toolkit: https://education.afn.ca/afntoolkit/learning-module/residential-schools/?fbclid=IwAR3Qmf5AoSUw6nKO4Z9iQEQxImkN2I_SN5r91QzTBKpfsd4xvRHTbRIhr-0

Suggested resources for talking about Residential Schools with children and youth:

Links:

https://vancouversun.com/news/how-to-talk-to-children-about-the-history-and-trauma-of-canadas-residential-schools

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-residential-schools-1.6052966

Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebOJ_lMCVvk

https://globalnews.ca/video/7916385/talking-to-children-about-residential-schools

Books:

I am Not a Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer

Stolen Words by Melanie Florence and Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard

Shin-Chi’s Canoe by Nicola Campbell

Resources for teachers: https://www.orangeshirtday.org/teacher-resources.html

*Please note this list is not exhaustive