Events in Winnipeg marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

CTV’s Danton Unger shares how organizations across Manitoba are marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is coming up on Tuesday with several events in Winnipeg honouring residential school survivors and the children who never made it home.

Truth and Reconciliation Day – also known as Orange Shirt Day – is a provincial statutory holiday for Manitobans to reflect on the legacy and impact of residential schools in Canada.

Events happening in Winnipeg to mark Truth and Reconciliation Day on Sept. 30 include:

Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO)

Orange Shirt Day Healing Walk and Pow Wow

10 a.m. – Pipe ceremony at Oodena Circle at The Forks

11 a.m. – Healing walk to the RBC Convention Centre

1 p.m. – Pow Wow Grand Entry at the RBC Convention Centre

Assiniboia Residential School Legacy Group

Memorial Event at Theodore Niizhotay Fontaine Park (621 Academy Rd.)

7:30 a.m. – Pipe ceremony

10 a.m. – Speeches and heritage plaque unveiling

Main Street Project

Embrace and Support – Walking the Healing Path Together

Events at several locations around Winnipeg

Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc.

Every Child Matters: A Day of Reflection, Learning and Action (34 Higgins Ave.)

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Activities, games, food, and free shirts to the first 200 guests

FortWhyte Alive

Truth and Reconciliation Days (1961 McCreary Rd.)

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Free admission, Indigenous-led programming

Manitoba Museum

Orange Shirt Days (190 Rupert Ave.)

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Free admission with special programming

Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre

Every Child Matters Gathering (445 King St.)

9 a.m. – Sacred Fire

9:15 a.m. – Pipe ceremony

10 a.m. – Speakers

Followed by a feast

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (85 Israel Asper Way)

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Free admission with special programming

Assiniboine Park Zoo

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation / Orange Shirt Day

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Sacred Fire at The Leaf

There are more events happening throughout the city leading up to Sept. 30.