On National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Local 793 encourages members to take time to acknowledge and reflect on the painful history of residential schools in Canada, and how we can support the communities still grieving. Educating yourself and your family on the experiences of residential school students, and their history is one way to support them.
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Educate yourself and your family
- Read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action and the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Calls for Justice
- Visit the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation website
- Learn about residential schools and take a tour of former sites, such as those offered by the Woodland Cultural Centre
- Learn about Mohawk Village Memorial Park, which will honour the children who attended the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School, which operated from 1834 to 1970
- Research First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and understand their history and contributions to society
- Honour treaties – visit ontario.ca/page/treaties and native-land.ca
- Learn about the significance of land acknowledgements and learn the one in your area “Land acknowledgements: uncovering an oral history of Tkaronto”
- Access the Indigenous Resource Guide curated by NSCC Libraries
- Explore Two Spirit and LGBTQIA Indigenous Resources, via University of Toronto Libraries