Official Commemoration of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Flag Raising: Survivors’ Flag - Sept. 26, 10:30AM

Official Commemoration of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Flag Raising: Survivors’ Flag

Join us Thursday, September 26 - 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. to hear from Mayor Dan Carter as he makes a proclamation recognizing the significance of this day and the importance of building on our collective understanding through education, conversation and celebration.

Jenn Niles, Michi Saagiig Anishinaabe Kwe from Alderville First Nation, and Traditional Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg Elder Dorothy Taylor, will join Mayor Carter to provide a welcoming smudge and some words on the importance of this day. Jenn is the Cultural Advisor for Alderville First Nation and she brings with her lifelong knowledge having dedicated her life to preserving and sharing cultural knowledge. We will also be joined by youth from the Durham District School Board who will speak directly to the City on what Reconciliation means to them. Participants are invited to attend wearing their Orange Shirt.

The City of Oshawa will be flying the Survivors’ Flag at City Hall (50 Centre St. S.) for the entire month of September. The Survivors' Flag is an expression of remembrance, meant to honour residential school Survivors and all the lives and communities impacted by the residential school system in Canada. Indian Residential School Survivors from across Canada assisted with the flag’s creation by carefully selecting each element depicted on the flag.

Learn more:  https://www.oshawa.ca/en/news/marking-the-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-2024.aspx