Truth and Reconciliation

Learn more about residential schools in Canada, reconciliation efforts, and the rich cultures and histories of Indigenous Peoples.

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Why Everyone Has a Role to Play in Reconciliation

You keep hearing about Reconciliation in the news but are not sure what exactly it is and what role do you have to play? Find out now.

The Indian Residential School Survivors Society Emergency Crisis Line is available 24/7 for anyone who may need counselling or support. Call 1-800-721-0066 or the 24-hour crisis line 1-866-925-4419.

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Learn About Residential Schools in Canada

For over a century, residential schools operated in Canada, removing over 150,000 Indigenous children from their homes. Learn more about what happened in residential schools by listening to Survivor’s stories.

Residential Schools

What Is Orange Shirt Day?

Sep. 30th marks the annual Orange Shirt Day, in recognition of the harm residential school inflicted on Indigenous children & communities.

Residential School History

For 150 years, First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation children were taken from their families and communities to attend schools...

Oral Histories and Survivor Stories

Visit the Where Are the Children? Exhibition to explore the history and impacts of Canada’s Residential School System through...

Did You Live Near a Residential School?

This interactive map lets you see where the 139 residential schools operated in Canada.

Learn How You Can Further Reconciliation Efforts

Reconciliation is often mistaken as a government-only issue. But reconciliation starts at the individual level with education. Learn more about what you can do to further reconciliation efforts.

Learn how you can further Reconciliation Efforts

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Why Everyone Has a Role to Play in Reconciliation

You keep hearing about Reconciliation in the news but are not sure what exactly it is and what role do you have to play? Find out now.

What Are Treaties and How Do They Apply to You?

If you live in Canada, you have a responsibility to learn more about treaties. Ask yourself, how have I benefited from treaties?

Things you can do to further reconciliation efforts

September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. On this day, we honour residential school survivors and their families.

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Residential Schools, Decolonization and Reconciliation

This list includes books on colonization, decolonization, and reconciliation. It includes books on residential schools, which started in ...

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day.

Each year, on September 30th, we mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. On this day, we honour the children who never returned home as a result of residential schools, Survivors, and Intergenerational Survivors. This day serves as a reminder that truth-telling and reconciliation are the responsibilities of all settlers.

Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge the traditional territories of Indigenous Peoples and their commitment to stewardship of the Land. We acknowledge the communities in circle. The North, West, South and Eastern directions, and Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Anishnabeg, Seneca, Chippewa, and the current treaty holders, Mississaugas of the Credit peoples. We share the responsibility with the caretakers of this land to ensure the dish is never empty and to restore relationships that are based on peace, friendship, and trust. We are committed to reconciliation, partnership and enhanced understanding.

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