Truth and Reconciliation Day

 Truth and Reconciliation Day is September 30th, 2023. In the week leading up to this day the Hadiya’dagénhahs First Nations, Métis and Inuit Student Centre is hosting many events. In CareerZone our Indigenous Plus Consultant Michelle Root, will be hosting events in our CareerZone space at the back of Market. The theme of these events is Engage, Learn, Act.  

We encourage students to Engage by wearing an orange t-shirt on Friday. If you don’t have one, they are available for purchase at the Campus store, all proceeds go to the Woodland Cultural Centre. If you want to buy a t-shirt elsewhere, please do your due diligence and know where your proceeds are going. Hadiya’dagénhahs First Nations, Métis and Inuit Student Centre will be hosting a full day event on Friday Sept. 29th for National Day of Truth & Reconciliation. All students are welcome to attend the week’s events.  

To Learn about context and gain an understanding of the upcoming National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, there will be 2 In-Person and 2 virtual Drop-in Sessions for the days of Monday Sept. 25th to Thurs. Sept 28th between the hours of 1:30 – 2:20pm and a 25 min debrief after each session should you wish to unpack your learning. These will be lunch and learn sessions where a variety of speakers will touch on many topics. Please see the outline below for the different topics offered. To RSVP for the Lunch and Learns click here. 

• Mon., Sep 25: Indigenous peoples and the History of Residential Schools      
• 1:30p.m. - 2:20p.m. Session Held in person in Hadiya’dagénhahs First Nations, Métis and Inuit Student Centre 
• Optional debrief from 2:20p.m. - 2:45p.m.   
• Tue., Sep 26: Unconscious bias and debunking stereotypes      
• 1:30p.m. - 2:20p.m. Session held in person in Hadiya’dagénhahs First Nations, Métis and Inuit Student Centre 
• Optional debrief from 2:20p.m. - 2:45p.m.  
• Wed., Sep 27: Intergenerational impacts and ongoing systemic discrimination      
• 1:30p.m. - 2:20p.m. Session (sign up with eventbrite link found in Resource section below) Held online 
• Optional debrief from 2:20p.m. - 2:45p.m. held over Teams  
• Thur., Sep 28: Indigenous peoples’ rights and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples      
• 1:30p.m. - 2:20p.m. Session (sign up with eventbrite link found in Resource section below)  
•  Optional debrief from 2:20p.m. - 2:45p.m. held over Teams

If you would like to learn please check out the resources below. Another valuable resource for Brock Students is the Hadiya’dagénhahs First Nations, Métis and Inuit Student Centre. You can find their website here. 

Resources   

• National Day for Truth & Reconciliation Sessions to attend 
• https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/trweek-2023-lunch-and-leanrs-old-sign-up-tickets-700818506017?aff=oddtdtcreator 
• Every Child Matters   
• Phyllis Webstad’s story found in link       
• https://orangeshirtday.org/phyllis-story/    
• The Orange Shirt Society (Society) is a non-profit organization. 
• https://orangeshirtday.org/about-us/  
• History of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 
• https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1631130192216/1631130220404  
• Two Row Wampum  
• https://www.onondaganation.org/culture/wampum/two-row-wampum-belt-guswenta/  
• 150 Acts of Reconciliation 
• 150 Acts of Reconciliation for the Last 150 Days of Canada’s 150 – Active History

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Written by Jessica Kroeze, Career Navigator 

Edited by Michelle Root and Kara Renaud, Co-op, Career & Experiential Education