“We call upon the federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, to establish, as a statutory holiday, a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honour Survivors, their families, and communities, and ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools remains a vital component.”
Call to Action 80 from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
For 160 years, First Nation, Inuit and Métis children were taken from their homes and placed in institutions located across the country under the guise of education. What the federal government was doing, in fact, was attempting to assimilate Indigenous children into southern society.
This day is to remember the children who went to these schools, their families and communities.
In honour of the third annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, APTN, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation will join forces to produce a 90-minute multilingual commemoration. The gathering will be broadcast live across the country from Parliament Hill, on the unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation.
APTN News will be live with hosts Dennis Ward and Darrell Stranger before and after the gathering to share more about National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Watch live below at 12:30 p.m. ET.
12:30 p.m. ET — Pre-show | APTN National News
1:00 p.m. ET — Remembering the Children
2:30 p.m. ET — Post-show | APTN National News
*Pre and post show will only be available in English