OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 25, 2023 /CNW/ – Her Excellency the Proper Honourable Mary Simon, Governor Normal of Canada, will take part in a sequence of reflection centered actions in Ottawa to mark the Nationwide Day for Reality and Reconciliation.
Public commemoration of the painful historical past and ongoing impacts of residential colleges is a crucial part of the reconciliation course of.
The Nationwide Day for Reality and Reconciliation on September 30 honours the youngsters who by no means returned residence and Survivors of residential colleges, in addition to their households and communities. Consistent with the day’s training theme, the Nationwide Day for Reality and Reconciliation is a vital alternative for all Canadians to study, to grasp and to construct respect for each other, in addition to to share their data with others.
Occasions are indicated in Jap Daylight Time (EDT).
Thursday, September 28, 2023
10:30 a.m.
Gidinawendimin – We Are All Associated, Youth Occasion at TD Place Area
The Governor Normal will take part in Gidinawendimin – We Are All Associated, a youth‑centered occasion, that includes Survivors, Data Keepers, and Indigenous music and tradition. Her Excellency will ship a speech in honour of Survivors of residential colleges, and all of the lives and communities impacted by the residential faculty system in Canada. The occasion is organized by the Nationwide Centre for Reality and Reconciliation.
1015 Financial institution Avenue
OPEN TO MEDIA
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Friday, September 29, 2023
10:00 a.m.
Studying and Therapeutic By Artwork: Pupil Dialogue at Rideau Corridor for Nationwide Day for Reality and Reconciliation
The Governor Normal will host an intergenerational dialogue with Meryl McMaster, a Canadian nêhiyaw artist (Plains Cree, from Crimson Pheasant Cree Nation), British and Dutch ancestry, concerning the significance of studying about residential colleges, Nationwide Day for Reality and Reconciliation’s significance for reconciliation extra broadly, and artwork’s skill to encourage reflection on vital nationwide points. Following the dialogue, native youth can have the chance to participate in a fingers‑on exercise alongside the Governor Normal and Meryl McMaster to deepen their understanding of Canada’s true historical past.
Rideau Corridor
OPEN TO MEDIA
Word: Media are requested to reach on the Princess Anne Entrance no later than 9:30 on the day of the occasion.
Media contact: The Rideau Corridor Press Workplace, 343-573-7563,
Saturday, September 30, 2023
1:00 p.m.
Remembering the Kids on Parliament Hill
The Governor Normal will be a part of Survivors, Indigenous leaders and dignitaries for the nationwide commemorative gathering Remembering the Kids being held on the Nationwide Day for Reality and Reconciliation. The gathering is being hosted by the Nationwide Centre for Reality and Reconciliation (NCTR), in partnership with the Aboriginal Folks’s Tv Community (APTN) and the Algonquin Nation. Her Excellency will ship remarks in reminiscence of the 1000’s of youngsters who have been despatched to residential colleges and those that by no means returned residence.
111 Wellington St
OPEN TO MEDIA
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- The Governor Normal, who has been an Honorary Witness of the Reality and Reconciliation Fee since 2014, will launch an announcement concerning the Nationwide Day for Reality and Reconciliation on September 30, 2023. Media occupied with receiving the assertion prematurely (beneath embargo) are inspired to achieve out to .
- Members of the media should affirm their attendance at choose occasions with the media contacts listed above.
- Images taken by the Governor Normal’s official photographer shall be made obtainable upon request.
- Media can observe the Governor Normal’s actions on-line.
- The Nationwide Centre for Reality and Reconciliation
- The Orange Shirt Day group
- Canadian Heritage on the Nationwide Day for Reality and Reconciliation
- Speech by the Governor Normal for the Residential Faculty Monument Location Announcement
- Artist Meryl McMaster’s official web site
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