The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) will be holding an online Reconciliation event on Sept. 30 called “Every Child Matters: Reconciliation through Education.”
In collaboration with the Orange Shirt Day Society, more than 350,000 students and teachers have registered to take part in the upcoming event.
The event is primarily targeted at youths from Grade 5 to Grade 12, but it intends to educate all learners, even adults.
“We have put together an impactful and meaningful program featuring residential school Survivors, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, artists and leaders from nations and cultures across the country,” said Ry Moran, director of the NCTR in a press release.
“First Nations, Inuit and Metis storytelling comes together in a program that will engage young people in a conversation about our country’s history and the path of Truth and Reconciliation that lay ahead.”
The event coincides with Orange Shirt Day and an anticipated future national Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
“When I see people wearing an orange shirt or an Every Child Matters pin, for us Survivors, it’s like a little bit of justice in our lifetime for what happened to us,” said Phyllis Webstad, founder of the Orange Shirt Day Society.
The program will be broadcasted on Facebook, YouTube, and on their website, education.nctr.ca.
— Nicole Wong is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of the Winnipeg Sun. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.
Nicole Wong, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Winnipeg Sun
