Wondering how you can get involved leading up to this year's National Day of Truth and Reconciliation? Find out about local Indigenous-Led events and other accessible resources below.

Local Events:

Sept 26th | Anishinaabe Water Walk
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Elgin Hall Residence, Western University.

Sept 25th-27th | N’Amerind Friendship Centre Children’s Shoe Drive
8:30AM - 4:30PM
260 Colborne St.

Sept 28th & 29th | Munsee-Delaware First Nation Orange Shirt Day Activities
4:00PM - 8:00PM, 12:00PM - 4:00PM
530 Thomigo Road, Muncey.

Sept 28th-30th | Gawii Wiikaa Ga-Nendimisii (Never Ever Forget Me) Indigenous Market and Concert
Western Fair Agriplex

Sept 30th | Sunrise Ceremony
6:00AM
Western University Wampum Learning Lodge

Sept 30th | An Afternoon of Allyship
1:00PM - 4:00PM
Western University Social Science Centre RM 2050

Sept 30th | Silent No More: A virtual tour of the former Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School
2:00PM - 5:00PM
Weldon Library Community Room

Resources:

“Braiding Sweetgrass” (2013) by Robin Wall Kimmerer | Book

“Truth Before Reconciliation” by Tammy Wolfe | Podcast

“Kanehsatake: 270 Years Of Resistance - Oka Crisis - Quebec - Canada  (1990) | YouTube documentary

“Kayak to Klemtu” (2017) written and directed by Zoe Hopkins | Movie

“Little Bird” (2023) directed by Zoe Hopkins | Movie

“Bones of Crows” (2022 & 2023), written and directed by Marie Clements | Movie & Series

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Lunch and Learns (September 23rd-27th, 2024) | Webinars