September 30 marks the end of FASD Month. Since 2013 in Canada September 30 was known as Orange Shirt Day. This year it marks the first annual National Truth and Reconciliation Day. The Government of Canada states: The day honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Public commemoration of … Continue reading FASD, Truth and Reconciliation
Update 2021: September 30, 2021 New blog post for Canada’s first annual Truth and Reconciliation Day. July 2021: Since first posting about Orange Shirt Day and Truth and Reconciliation there have been discoveries of children in unmarked graves in several locations of residential schools across Canada. We knew they were there. We were told. Many … Continue reading Orange Shirt Day, Truth and Reconciliation and FASD
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