National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

On this first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation we hope all Mackenzie families are spending time to reflect on the lasting impact of the residential school’s system in Canada.

Please see some online resources below to see how your family can participate on the day:

Learn

• Hear from survivor, Phyllis Webstad, about the residential school system

• Participate in the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation online programming from September 27th to October 1st

• Read A Knock on the Door: The Essential History of Residential Schools from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada by Phil Fontaine, Aimée Craft, The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

• On the day, watch CBC’s commercial-free programming honouring stories of survivors

Act

• Settlers Take Action (resources compiled by The On Canada Project)

• 94 recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee

• Calls to Action Accountability: A 2020 Status Update on Reconciliation

Donate

• Indian Residential School Survivors Society

• Buy an orange shirt from an Indigenous designer and/or official organizations that gives proceeds to survivors and reconciliation efforts.

Every child matters.