Some events in Victoria include an afternoon gathering outside city hall, a bike ride led by a member of the Songhees Nation describing the significance and history of Songhees Park, and the inaugural Songhees Nation South Island powwow.
The Survivor’s flag flies on Parliament Hill beside the Peace Tower, in Ottawa, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. Events are planned across British Columbia to mark the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Friday.
Some events planned for Friday in Victoria include an afternoon gathering outside city hall, a bike ride led by a member of the Songhees Nation describing the significance and history of Songhees Park, and the inaugural Songhees Nation South Island powwow. The City of White Rock will permanently raise the Semiahmoo First Nation flag at city hall, and in Prince George, the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation hosts a public healing event including storytelling, drumming and song.
Former Truth and Reconciliation Commission chair Murray Sinclair has estimated some 6,000 children may have died at more than 130 residential schools operated across Canada between 1874 and 1996.
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