British Columbians mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation across the province

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On Monday, events crossed B.C. and Canada are taking spot to retrieve the past and the harmful bequest of residential schools and honour the children who attended them.

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aims to marque advancement toward healing.

A march volition beryllium taking spot astatine UBC, starting conscionable earlier noon.

There volition besides beryllium events hosted by the Semiahoo First Nation and the Tsawwassen First Nation and successful Duncan.

In Ottawa, Gov. Gen. Mary Simon hosted a ineffable occurrence ceremonial astatine Rideau Hall earlier joining a ceremonial connected Parliament Hill alongside survivors and Indigenous leaders.

The national authorities created residential schools to portion Indigenous children of their civilization and assimilate them into Canadian society.

Many students were physically and sexually abused, illness was wide and galore children were forced to attend.

So far, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has confirmed the deaths of much than 4,100 children successful the system.

The Katzie First Nation hosted its yearly lawsuit for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation connected Sunday successful Maple Ridge.

This year’s taxable was Acknowledging Indigenous Resilience, meant to observe the spot of Indigenous communities.

The Katzie First Nation’s main says she hopes that those who attended Sunday’s lawsuit volition admit information and reconciliation much than conscionable erstwhile a year.

“It truly needs to beryllium recognized each time of the twelvemonth successful bid for america to travel to a spot of america doing the existent enactment of what reconciliation means for this country,” Chief Grace George said.

Sunday’s lawsuit besides featured performers, impermanent speakers, accepted nutrient and vendors.

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New polling done exclusively for Global News sheds immoderate airy connected however Canadians presumption the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Almost six successful 10 Canadians deliberation it is important to person a nationalist day. That fig goes up to 7 successful 10 among Canadians aged 18 to 34, compared with 49 per cent of radical implicit 55.

Three successful 10 radical said they bash not deliberation it’s important.

Seventy per cent judge the time should beryllium marked with a statutory vacation successful each provinces.

In the meantime, a bulk of Canadians accidental the authorities should bash much to admit residential schools’ legacy. That fig rises to 86 per cent among adults nether 35 years old.

The Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line (1-800-721-0066) is disposable 24 hours a time for anyone experiencing symptom oregon distress arsenic a effect of their residential schoolhouse experience.

The Hope for Wellness Help Line offers culturally competent counselling and situation involution to each Indigenous Peoples experiencing trauma, distress, beardown emotions and achy memories. The enactment tin beryllium reached anytime toll-free astatine 1-855-242-3310.