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    What is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation?

    National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a day to honour the Survivors of the Residential School system, their families, and the children who never returned home. Beginning in the early 1800s and continuing for over 150 years, the residential school system forcibly took Indigenous children from their homes to separate them from their family and culture. In 2023, Canada officially recognized the Residential School system as a genocide.

    As a refugee or immigrant, why should I get involved in National Day for Truth and Reconciliation?

    The impacts of residential schools are still felt today by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples and have a real effect on everyone living on the Indigenous land we call Canada. Supporting Indigenous communities as they reclaim their cultures, find healing and seek justice will help create a better place to live for us all.

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    Get involved in National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This infographic is available in 8 languages to help you get the information you need. 12 more are coming soon.

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    Made with insights from organizations supporting residential school Survivors.

    This infographic was created in collaboration with our friends at Circles for Reconciliation and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

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