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2024 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation / Orange Shirt Day Events in Winnipeg

September 30th is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day that honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.

This date is shared with "Orange Shirt Day," an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day intended to raise awareness of the individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of residential schools, and to promote the concept of “Every Child Matters”. The orange shirt is a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations.

Below is a roundup of events taking place in Winnipeg in honour of both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. Event details may change - please verify directly with organizers for the most current information.

MONDAY, SEPT 23

🧡 Truth and Reconciliation Lunch and Learn: Health-related impacts of the residential school system

TUESDAY, SEPT 24

🧡 Truth and Reconciliation Lunch and Learn: Allyship and confronting unconscious bias

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 25:

🧡 Truth and Reconciliation Lunch and Learn: Impacts and addressing Indigenous identity fraud

🧡 Celebrating, Supporting and Learning from our Relations: National Truth and Reconciliation Day Gathering

THURSDAY, SEPT 26:

🧡 Truth and Reconciliation Lunch and Learn: A community perspective of United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

FRIDAY, SEPT 27:

🧡 Truth and Reconciliation Lunch and Learn: How do we address the barriers to reconciliation?

🧡 UM Department of Indigenous Studies Teach-In for Reconciliation