Truth and Reconciliation Resources
September 30, 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The day honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.
The creation of this federal statutory holiday was through legislative amendments made by Parliament. On June 3, 2021, Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Canada Labour Code (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) received Royal Assent.
Source: www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation.html
Canadian Museum of History
https://www.historymuseum.ca/history-hall/traditional-and-creation-stories/
Further your learning of Indigenous cultures, histories, and reconciliation by listening to traditional and creation stories.
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Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
Learn Anishinaabemowin words with flash cards
http://mncfn.ca/mississauga-nation-niizho-kendaaswidaa-lets-learn-together/
Gardening
https://www.mississauganation.com/uploads/9/8/1/8/98183112/gardening_flash_cards.pdf
Kitchen Words
https://www.mississauganation.com/uploads/9/8/1/8/98183112/kitchen_labels_anishinaabemowin.pdf
Hunting Words
http://mncfn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Hunting-Words-.pdf
Winter Words
http://mncfn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Winter-Words-.pdf
More about Anishinaabemowin, Ojibwe Language
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/anishinaabemowin-ojibwe-language
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We Were Children
A film by Tim Wolochatiuk
Available via:
1. byod.peelschools.org
2. Purple Media button
3. NFB link
4. Search for “We Were Children”
For over 130 years, more than 100,000 Indigenous children were legally required to attend government-funded schools run by various Christian faiths. These children endured brutality, physical and mental hardship and cultural denigration. Told through their own voices, ‘We Were Children’ is the shocking true story of two such children: Glen Anaquod and Lyna Hart.
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation.html
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission
The Canadian Encyclopedia
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/truth-and-reconciliation-commission
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"The Secret Path" Film and Resources
Inspired by Chanie’s story and Gord’s call to build a better Canada, the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund aims to build cultural understanding and create a path toward reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
Our goal is to improve the lives of Indigenous people by building awareness, education, and connections between all peoples in Canada.
downiewenjack.ca/
"The Secret Path" Film www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGd764YU9y
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Gord Downie's Secret Path in Concert www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Au5yWyJ-GU
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