The following message from Theresa Rajack-Talley, Vice-Provost, Equity & Inclusion, and Catherine聽Martin, Director, Indigenous Community Engagement, was shared with 新澳门六合彩开奖 students, faculty and staff this week.
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Kwe,
This聽weekend聽is an extremely important one here at 新澳门六合彩开奖 and in Mi'kma'ki. It is a time for honouring and learning from the past as we reflect on our commitments and responsibilities now and into the future.
On Saturday, we commemorate the聽National Day for Truth and Reconciliation聽补苍诲听Orange Shirt Day, while Sunday is聽Treaty Day聽here in Nova Scotia and the launch of聽Mi鈥檏maq History Month.
Says President Kim Brooks: 鈥淐ommemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day and celebrating Mi鈥檏maq History Month is of great significance for all members of the 新澳门六合彩开奖 community. This coming聽weekend, throughout the month of October, and beyond, I hope you鈥檒l join me in learning, reflecting, and taking action to advance reconciliation across our campuses and in our communities.鈥�
Commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation & Orange Shirt Day
Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. 新澳门六合彩开奖 joins with many others on our campus and in our broader community to commemorate this tragic and painful history and recognize the ongoing impacts of residential schools. 聽We encourage our students, faculty, staff, and families, on this day in particular, to reflect and participate in activities organized on and off our campus. 聽Taking the time to learn more and act is how we collectively engage in reconciliation.
September 30 is also Orange Shirt Day, an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day to send a message that 鈥淓very Child Matters鈥� and that it was a violation of human rights for residential schools to violently attempt to strip away the culture, freedom, and self-esteem of Indigenous children that they had experienced over generations. We invite Dal community 鈥� particularly our student population 鈥� to wear orange on Saturday and engage in activities organized to honour the thousands of Survivors and those students who never got to go home.
On September 30, 新澳门六合彩开奖 will light up the Henry Hicks clock tower in orange and raise the orange 鈥淓very Child Matters鈥� flag to acknowledge the inter-generational impacts of residential schools. 聽The flag will continue to fly throughout Mi鈥檏maq History Month in October.
Learn more about聽campus and community activities for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation & Orange Shirt Day.
Commemorating & celebrating Treaty Day and Mi鈥檏maq History Month
Following TRC Day and Orange Shirt Day is Treaty Day and the start of Mi鈥檏maq History Month -聽Wi鈥檏ipatmu鈥檏 Mi'kmawey.
In 1993, Premier John Savage and Mi鈥檏maw Grand Chief Ben Sylliboy designated October as the official month to recognize and celebrate Mi鈥檏maw culture and