Ceremonies will be held across the country to reflect on the country's history and treatment of Indigenous people.
The day was made a federal statutory holiday last year, realizing a recommendation made by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.Ceremonies will be held across the country to reflect on the country's history and treatment of Indigenous people. All federal government buildings in Canada — including the Peace Tower in Ottawa — will lower their flags to half-mast from sunrise to sunset.
The ceremony will be followed by a walk to nearby LeBreton Flats Park, where attendees will lay children's footwear on the ground to commemorate those who died in residential schools. A one-hour commemoration ceremony will take place there in the afternoon. "It is our shared responsibility to confront the legacy of residential schools and the ongoing impacts on Indigenous Peoples, so we can truly move forward together," Trudeau said in a news release.Prime minister speaks at Beyond the Orange Shirt Story event in NiagaraPrime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at Beyond the Orange Shirt Story event in Ontario's Niagara region to mark National Truth and Reconciliation Day.
"I encourage you to start the conversation at school, at work, at home: What will you do, today, tomorrow and every day, to be part of a better Canada, one that reflects us all?" she said in a statement."Today, we listen to the survivors, remember those — the children — we lost, and commit to continue walking the path of healing and reconciliation with Indigenous people," he tweeted following the ceremony.
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