September 30 is Canada’s National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.

Royal BC Museum honours and remembers the Indigenous children taken from their families, their communities, and their cultures through the residential school system. We honour those who did not return home, and we honour those who survived.

Events taking place in Victoria:

• September 30, Songhees Nation, South Island Powwow

Check out more events taking place in British Columbia here.

Resources:

• BC Archives – Indigenous Material
• RBCM Learning Portal – Residential Schools
• Orange Shirt Day Victoria
• Orange Shirt Day Society

Reference Material:

• National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in B.C.
• Songhees Nation
• Esquimalt Nation

The Royal BC Museum is located on the traditional territories of the Lukwungen speaking people, today represented by the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. We are grateful to live on these lands.