National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to honour the children who never returned home from residential schools, Survivors, their families and communities, and the ongoing work of truth, healing and reconciliation.
Explore the Library and Uncover a Secret Message
Drop-in child program | All branches | Throughout September
Explore the library and learn as you go! Look for images placed throughout the library and match each one to its corresponding letter and a fact about Indigenous cultures in Canada.
Record the letters on your activity sheet to uncover the secret message. This self-guided activity lets children and families explore the library while learning about Indigenous cultures and perspectives.
Stop by your local branch to pick up an activity sheet and get started.
Books to Explore
Reading and listening to Indigenous voices is one way to learn more about Indigenous experiences, histories and cultures in Canada. Explore these titles from the library collection:
- Grandfather of the Treaties: Finding Our Future Through the Wampum Covenant by Daniel Coleman
- Stolen Words by Melanie Florence
- Truth Telling: Seven Conversations About Indigenous Life in Canada by Michelle Good
- The Witness Blanket: Truth, Art and Reconciliation by Carey Newman
- Unsettling the Settler Within: Indian Residential Schools, Truth Telling, and Reconciliation in Canada by Paulette Regan
- 52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk With Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing by David A. Robertson
- Call Me Indian by Fred Sasakamoose
- Who We Are: Four Questions for a Life and a Nation by Murray Sinclair
- From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle
- The Orange Shirt Story by Phyllis Webstad
Visit your local branch or browse the library catalogue to discover these and other books by Indigenous authors and creators.
Continue Learning
Truth and reconciliation is not limited to one day. The library is a place to learn, ask questions, listen to different perspectives and discover resources throughout the year.