On September 30, Canadians gathered on Parliament Hill for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the survivors of residential schools and commemorates those who lost their lives in the system.
Stephanie Scott, executive director for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, speaks at the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event in Ottawa on Sept. 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade People attend the Truth and Reconciliation Day commemoration on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Wearing an orange shirt, Governor General Mary Simon addresses the crowd.
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Participants fold the National Residential School Student Death Register. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade In attendance were Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, centre, and Immigration Minister Marc Miller, behind him in the blazer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Residential school survivor Keith Chief Moon, an Elder from Kainai Nation in southern Alberta, speaks at the Truth and Reconciliation Day event.
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