Albertans mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Unpublished
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Source Feed: Global News - Canada
Author: Caley Gibson
Publication Date: September 30, 2024 - 12:16

Albertans mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30, 2024
Marked on Sept. 30 each year, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation honours the survivors of Canada's residential school system and the children who never returned home.


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The streets of downtown Ottawa are turning into a sea of orange with hundreds of people already in place on Parliament Hill ahead of a ceremony to honour the survivors of Canada’s residential school system and the children who never made it home.The event itself doesn’t begin until 3 p.m. ET, but people clad in orange shirts are already in the area for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Orange shirts have become a symbol of reconciliation, inspired by the story of residential school survivor Phyllis Jack Webstad, who has recounted having a brand new orange shirt taken from...
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