SHAPE Architecture is closed on Monday Sept 30th to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This statutory day is one of the 94 Calls to Action issued by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report. Also Orange Shirt Day, it honours the lost children and survivors of Canada’s residential school system. It is a day for thought and reflection – by educating ourselves, we raise our awareness of the inter-generational impacts of Indigenous history, and what it means for reconciliation.
Join us in developing a better understanding, learning more about the calls to action, and how you can get involved. Below are links to learning resources and events happening today in the Greater Vancouver area.
Learning Resources
- 94 calls to action published by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
- Native Land Digital Interactive map – Identify what Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages exist on the land where you live
- Understanding Land Acknowledgments – Why we acknowledge territory and how to do so
- Project Learning Tree Canada Resources
- Orange Shirt Society
- Getting involved with Reconciliation Canada
- Donate to Indigenous Charities in your area
- Residential Schools Podcast by Historica Canada
- Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education – A free online course offered by the University of British Columbia, exploring how reconciliation can be made part of the daily life in classrooms, organizations and communities in ways that are thoughtful and respectful.
- Indigenous Canada – A free online course offered by the University of Alberta, exploring histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada
Activities
Arts Umbrella National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2024
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Granville Island
1400 Johnston St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3S1
Create and Connect: Truth and Reconciliation Day at MONOVA
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Granville Island
115 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, BC V7M 0G7
Family Storytime on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
10:30 am – 11:00 am and 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Richmond Public Library
Brighouse 100-7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC V6Y 1R8
Finding Your Voice: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Place des Arts
1:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Place des Arts
1120 Brunette Avenue Coquitlam, BC V3K 1G2
Film Screenings
We Were Children
10:30 am – 4:30 pm
1st screening: 10:30 am to 12:00 pm / 2nd screening: 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Trout Lake Community Centre
3360 Victoria Drive,
Vancouver, V5N 4M4
Museum of Vancouver – Truth and Reconciliation Day: NFB Film Screenings
10:30 am and 1:00 pm
Museum of Vancouver
1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, BC, V6J 3J9
Indigenous Short Films Screening at the Richmond Public Library
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Richmond Public Library
Brighouse 100-7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BCV6Y 1R8
Events and Walks
Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day
11:45 am – 3:00 pm
UBC Outdoor Amphitheatre
1956 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
Orange Shirt Day at Grandview Park
11:00 am – 3:00 pm (Walk meet up at 10:00 am, starting at 11:00 am)
Grandview Park
1657 Charles St, Vancouver, BC V5L 2T4
Orange Shirt Day Commemoration at Templeton Pool
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Indigenous Welcome Garden – Templeton Pool and Park
700 Templeton Dr, Vancouver, BC V5L 4X9
National Day for Truth & Reconciliation Learning Opportunity: Downstream Where the Waters Mix Exhibition (All Ages) – New Westminster Museum
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
New Westminster Museum – 3rd Floor of Anvil Centre
777 Columbia St, New Westminster, BC V3M 1B6
National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and Teaching Pow Wow
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Queens Park South Field (near the baseball field)
101 3rd Ave, New Westminster, BC
Day of Truth on Orange Shirt Day
3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Derek Doubleday Arboretum
21559 Fraser Hwy, Langley, BC V3A 4M6
Community Walk for Truth and Reconciliation – Tsawwassen First Nation
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
TFN Recreation Centre
1929 Tsawwassen Drive, Tsawwassen, BC
Walk for Truth and Reconciliation – White Rock
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Grand Chief Bernard Robert Charles Memorial Plaza and Semiahmoo Park
15400 Marine Drive, White Rock, BC V4B 1Y6
Image credit: Government of Canada