Schedule for Truth and Reconciliation Week 2021 (General Public)
The following schedule is for members of the General Public who have registered for the Truth and Reconciliation Week event. The schedule is subject to change in the weeks leading up to September 27.
If you have registered as an Educator, please click here for the Educator schedule.
Truth and Reconciliation Week Schedule for the General Public
Click the following links to take you to the event schedule for a specific day.
- Day 1 – Monday, September 27, 2021
- Day 2 – Tuesday, September 28, 2021
- Day 3 – Wednesday, September 29, 2021
- Day 4 – Thursday, September 30, 2021
- Day 5 – Friday, October 1, 2021
Day 1 – Treaties, Land Claims and Unceded Territories
| Sept. 27 | Event (45 Minutes) | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:30 AM ET | We Are All Treaty People | Elder Harry Bone and Commissioner Loretta Ross | Link |
| 1:00 PM ET | Yukon’s story of self-government and values-based leadership: past and present | Regional Chief Kluane Adamek | Link |
Available on YouTube Sept. 28
| Session (45 Minutes) | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Link | Welcome Day 1 | |
| Link | Treaties and Human Rights (in French) | Joël Tétrault with Ross Johnstone (NFB) |
| Link | WAMPUM TALK: We Are All Treaty People | Teyotsihstokwáthe Dakota Brant |
| Link | Peace and Friendship Treaties, Atlantic Canada | Paul Prosper, AFN Regional Chief, Nova Scotia/Newfoundland |
| Link | Protecting our Nibi (Water) | Autumn Peltier with Isabel DeRoy-Olson |
| Link | The Unforgotten – CMA | Rassi Nashalik and Be’sha Blondin |
| Link | Making of the Truth and Reconciliation Week Educational Guide | Ry Moran with Piper Moran |
| Link | Blocus 138 de Réal Junior Leblanc | Wapikoni |
| Link | Understanding Modern Treaties in BC: Sharing reconciliation journey stories and honouring our promises | Chief Commissioner Celeste Haldane |
Day 2 – Language and Culture
| Sept. 28 | Event (45 Minutes) | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:30 AM ET | The Red River Jig with modern dance to inspire youth | Ivan Flett Memorial Dancers | Link |
| 1:00 PM ET | Twice Colonized | Aaju Peter | Link |
Available on YouTube Sept. 29
| Session (45 Minutes) | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Link | Welcome to Day 2 | |
| Link | Tell your story, put pen to paper | Rachelle Poems George KWALTANAAT (ancestral name) |
| Link | Language, Music, Culture and Tomorrow’s Path | Emma Stevens with Carter Chiasson |
| Link | Music is Medicine | Shawnee Kish |
| Link | Métis Beadwork and Sashes (French): traditional crafting | Julie Desrochers |
| Link | Diversity from a Queer Perspective | Host: Adeline Bird, Filmmaker Panel: Ryan Cooper and Sonya Ballantyne |
| Link | The Sacredness of First Nation Languages | Claudette Commanda |
| Link | TSHITASHUN (CHIFFRE) de James Picard | Wapikoni |
| Link | Drum Teachings from a “Northern Cree” Perspective | Steve Wood, Northern Cree, Alberta |
Day 3 – Truth and Reconciliation
| Sept. 29 | Event (45 Minutes) | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:30 AM ET | Legacy of Hope: Truth and Reconciliation Allyship | Theresa Edwards | Link |
| 1:00 PM ET | Speaking Our Truth: A Conversation with the Indigenous children’s writer Monique Gray Smith and TRC Honorary Witness/CBC Journalist Shelagh Rogers | Shelagh Rogers and Monique Gray Smith | Link |
Available on YouTube Sept. 30
| Session (45 Minutes) | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Link | Welcome Day 3 | |
| Link | Métis Homelands | Will Goodon |
| Link | Mi’kmaq Ancient History told in Storytelling Fashion | Julie Pellissier-Lush |
| Link | HERITAGE de Benjamin Murray | Wapikoni |
| Link | Old Enough to Go, Old Enough to Know- Talking Residential Schools with Kids | Rebecca Thomas |
| Link | Carrying On the Tradition- Inuit Games/Arctic Sports | Kyle Kaayák’w Worl |
| Link | The National Arts Centre: Indigenous Performing Arts | Kevin Loring, Lori Marchand, and Mairi Brascoupé |
| Link | Le pensionnat de Sept-Îles (Maliotenam) et le hockey | Joé Juneau |
| Link | Keeping Reconciliation Alive: Learning from a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner | Dr. Marie Wilson (honoris causa) |
Day4 – Orange Shirt Day
| Sept. 30 | Event (45 Minutes) | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:30 AM ET | Beyond Orange Shirt Day | Phyllis Webstad | Link |
| 1:00 PM ET | Being William (French) (VR Experience) | Jason Brennan | Link |
Available on YouTube Oct. 1
| Session (45 Minutes) | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Link | Welcome Day 4 | |
| Link | What does it Mean to Wear an Orange Shirt | Theland Kicknosway |
| Link | Le tonsure de Meky Ottawa | Wapikoni |
| Link | Hearts and Hands: Making the Oaklands Totem | Carey Newman |
| Link | Saving the Spirit- the Heroism of Margaret Olemaun Pokiak- Fenton of Fatty Legs | Christy Jordan-Fenton |
| Link | Survivor Dialogues (French) | Richard Kistabish |
| Link | Survivor Dialogues, NWT | Norman Yakelaya |
| Link | Survivor Dialogues – Inuk Women | Maata Evaluardjuk-Palmer, Edna Elias, the Honourable Levinia Brown |
| Link | Survivor Dialogues – Ontario | Lila Bruyere |
Day 5 – Knowledge Transfer – Elder and Youth Dialogues
| Oct. 1 | Event (45 Minutes) | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:30 AM ET | Remember the Past, Acknowledge the Present and Create a Better Future | Former National Chief Phil Fontaine | Link |
| 1:00 PM ET | Reflections on Truth and Reconciliation | The Honourable Murray Sinclair | Link |
Available on YouTube Oct 2.
| Session (45 Minutes) | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Link | Welcome Day 5 | |
| Link | Reconciliation as Conveyed in Indigenous Languages | Imelda (Opolahsomuwehs) Perley |
| Link | Resistance, Governance and the Powley Decision | Mitch Case |
| Link | Auntie’s Hands de Gloria Morgan | Wapikoni |
| Link | Youth Advocacy and Empowerment | AFN Youth Council: Winter Dawn Lipscombe and Rosalie LaBillois |
| Link | Mi’kmaw Creation Story | Stephen Augustine, Unama’ki College |
| Link | Métis Cultural Days | Shirley Isbister and Mya Hoskins-Fiddler |
| Link | Inuit Stories: Art and Life | Sally Kate Qimmiunaaq Webster, Inuk (Ottawa, Ontario) |
| Link | Two Eyed Seeing, a Mi’kmaw perspective | Albert Marshall |
2022 Schedule coming soon
NCTR’s spirit name – bezhig miigwan, meaning “one feather”.
Bezhig miigwan calls upon us to see each Survivor coming to the NCTR as a single eagle feather and to show those Survivors the same respect and attention an eagle feather deserves. It also teaches we are all in this together — we are all one, connected, and it is vital to work together to achieve reconciliation.