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SUMMARY:Confronting Residential School Denialism
DESCRIPTION:English with French and ASL interpretation. \n\n\n\n\nThis session will actively confront one of the largest identified barriers to reconciliation: residential school denialism. Dr. Niigaanwewidam Sinclair and Residential School Survivor Eugene Arcand will dismantle the most frequent and inaccurate denialist arguments in a conversation moderated by Dr. Savage Bear. \nAttend here!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/confronting-residential-school-denialism/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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SUMMARY:Reflecting on the TRC’s Calls to Action 10 Years Later
DESCRIPTION:English with French and ASL interpretation. \n\n\n\n\nThis session will reflect on the decade which has passed since the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action were published\, including how many of the Calls have been fulfilled and what is still holding back progress. \nAttend here!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/reflecting-on-the-trcs-calls-to-action-10-years-later/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250924T130000
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SUMMARY:The Ongoing Legacy of the Residential School System through Child Welfare
DESCRIPTION:English with French and ASL interpretation. \n\n\n\n\nThis session will look at the direct throughline from the residential school system to the Sixties Scoop through to the overwhelming number of Indigenous children in child welfare today\, including the directly related aspect of forced and coerced sterilizations of Indigenous women. CFS worker Roxanne Balan will moderate a discussion between Residential School Survivor Vivian Ketchum and reproductive justice support worker Shelby Ponace. \nAttend here!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/the-ongoing-legacy-of-the-residential-school-system-through-child-welfare/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250923T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250923T140000
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SUMMARY:Uncovering the Truth: Ground Searches
DESCRIPTION:English with French and ASL interpretation. \n\n\n\n\nThis session will look into the technicalities of what a ground search constitutes and many of the questions around why and how they should be done. The conversation will combine the lived experience of Residential School Survivors Francis Dickie Yuzicapi and Jacquie Bouvier with the technical expertise of moderator Bryton Bigelow. \nAttend here!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/uncovering-the-truth-ground-searches/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250922T130000
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SUMMARY:Surviving the Residential School System
DESCRIPTION:English with French and ASL interpretation. \n\n\n\n\nThis session will consider the reason why we say “Survivor” rather than “graduate”\, and how many Survivors of residential schools found solace through the media of sports and the arts. Artist and Residential School Survivor Antoine Mountain and author Janice Forsyth will be joined in conversation with moderator Dr. Vanessa Watts. \nAttend here!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/surviving-the-residential-school-system/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250927
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SUMMARY:Truth and Reconciliation Week 2025
DESCRIPTION:Truth and Reconciliation Week 2025 is a transformative five-day journey for students (grades 1-12)\, educators\, and the broader community to engage with the poignant history and enduring spirit of First Nations\, Inuit\, and Métis peoples. \nExplore interactive workshops\, witness the profound “The Gifts We Carry” youth empowerment gathering\, engage in meaningful dialogues\, and contribute to our collective path toward reconciliation. \n\nSeptember 22 to 26\n\n\n\n\n\n\n+ IN PERSON Youth Empowerment Gathering on September 18th (Halifax) & Live Broadcast from Parliament Hill on September 30th (Ottawa)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis free\, online educational program is brought to you by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Programming is available in English\, French\, and ASL. \n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/truth-and-reconciliation-week-2025/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250916T130000
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SUMMARY:NCTR Education Presentations: Part 3: Reconciliation and Resilience: Moving Forward Together
DESCRIPTION:Special 3-Part Learning Series\nJoin our special 3-part learning series\, “Understanding the Residential School System: From Historical Legacy to Ongoing Impacts\, Reconciliation\, and Resilience\,” offered exclusively in September 2025 via Zoom. Designed primarily for businesses and organizations to educate their staff\, this series is open to all for a cost of $1000 per organization. Links for the Zoom sessions will be provided once an organization has secured their spot. Please note\, this series will not be recorded and it will not be possible to access a previous session if an organization registers after the series has begun. More details on each session are provided below. \nPart 3: Reconciliation and Resilience: Moving Forward Together\nWhat reconciliation can look like through the lens of Indigenous legal rights\, allyship\, and confronting residential school denialism. \n\nDate: September 16\, 2025\nTime: 12PM CDT\n\nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/nctr-education-presentations-part-3-reconciliation-and-resilience-moving-forward-together/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250909T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250909T140000
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CREATED:20250703T144923Z
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SUMMARY:Special 3-Part Learning Series: Part 2: Ongoing Colonial Impacts of the Residential School System
DESCRIPTION:Special 3-Part Learning Series\nJoin our special 3-part learning series\, “Understanding the Residential School System: From Historical Legacy to Ongoing Impacts\, Reconciliation\, and Resilience\,” offered exclusively in September 2025 via Zoom. Designed primarily for businesses and organizations to educate their staff\, this series is open to all for a cost of $1000 per organization. Links for the Zoom sessions will be provided once an organization has secured their spot. Please note\, this series will not be recorded and it will not be possible to access a previous session if an organization registers after the series has begun. More details on each session are provided below. \nPart 2: Ongoing Colonial Impacts of the Residential School System\nA look at the impacts of the system including intergenerational trauma\, the Sixties Scoop\, the child welfare system\, MMWIG2S+\, forced sterilizations\, and other systemic injustices such as food and housing shortages\, and a look at how healing can begin. \n\nDate: September 9\, 2025\nTime: 12PM CDT\n\nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/special-3-part-learning-series-part-2-ongoing-colonial-impacts-of-the-residential-school-system/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250902T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250902T140000
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SUMMARY:NCTR Education Presentations: Part 1: The History of the Residential School System
DESCRIPTION:Special 3-Part Learning Series\nJoin our special 3-part learning series\, “Understanding the Residential School System: From Historical Legacy to Ongoing Impacts\, Reconciliation\, and Resilience\,” offered exclusively in September 2025 via Zoom. Designed primarily for businesses and organizations to educate their staff\, this series is open to all for a cost of $1000 per organization. Links for the Zoom sessions will be provided once an organization has secured their spot. Please note\, this series will not be recorded and it will not be possible to access a previous session if an organization registers after the series has begun. More details on each session are provided below. \nPart 1: The History of the Residential School System\nHow the system came to be\, what the experience was like\, and the legal fall-out of the system (the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement\, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada\, and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation). \n\nDate: September 2\, 2025\nTime: 12PM CDT\n\nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/nctr-education-presentations-part-1-the-history-of-the-residential-school-system/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240930T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240930T170000
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SUMMARY:National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR)​
DESCRIPTION:In honour of the fourth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR)\, APTN\, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation\, CBC/Radio-Canada and the Algonquin Nation have united to produce a 90-minute multilingual commemorative gathering\, entitled Remembering the Children: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. \nJoin Us on Parliament Hill \nThis special program seeks to honour Survivors\, pay tribute to the children who never made it home from residential schools\, and deliver a safe and nurturing environment for reconciliation and healing.  \nThis year’s gathering will encompass powerful reflections from esteemed Elders and Survivors as well as moving performances by First Nations\, Inuit and Métis artists. \nThe gathering will be broadcast live on all APTN channels and partnering Canadian broadcasters to reach as many viewers as possible. Tune in and join us on our collective journey towards reconciliation. \nLearn more here!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-ndtr/
LOCATION:Parliament Hill\, (West Block lawn)\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events and Conferences
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211002
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SUMMARY:Semaine de la vérité et réconciliation
DESCRIPTION:Cette année\, nous sommes fiers d’annoncer que l’événement Chaque enfant compte passe d’une journée à une semaine complète de programmation sur la vérité et réconciliation. L’activité virtuelle sans précédent de l’année dernière a attiré plus de 500 000 élèves\, enseignants et membres du grand public. Ensemble\, nous pouvons miser sur le succès de Chaque enfant compte et poursuivre la conversation sur les Traités des Premières Nations\, les revendications territoriales des Métis et Inuits\, et le système des pensionnats indiens. \n  \nQuand? \nEn raison de la pandémie de COVID-19\, la Semaine de la vérité et réconciliation aura lieu en mode virtuel du 27 septembre au 1 octobre 2021. \n  \nÀ quoi puis-je m’attendre? \nLa programmation comportera de courtes vidéos créées par des conteurs autochtones\, suivies par des conversations avec des aînés\, des gardiens du savoir\, des survivants et des enfants des survivants des pensionnats indiens. Les vidéos seront accompagnées d’activités à faire en classe avec les élèves. Nous présenterons des performances artistiques et culturelles des artistes des Premières Nations\, Métis et Inuits tout au long de la semaine. De plus\, un hommage émouvant sera rendu aux enfants disparus des pensionnats indiens qui ne sont jamais retournés chez eux. \n  \nProgramme provisoire : \nJour 1 – Territoires et traités \nJour 2 – Langues et culture \nJour 3 – Vérité et la réconciliation \nJour 4 – Journée du chandail orange \nJour 5 – Transfert des connaissances entre aînés et jeunes \n  \nParmi les collaborateurs de notre programme notons\, APTN\, l’Office national du film du Canada\, Histoire Canada\, la SRC du Manitoba\, Wapikoni Mobile\, et la Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba. \nNous espérons que vous vous joindrez à nous avec vos élèves. \nInscrivez-vous ici!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/truth-and-reconciliation-week/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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