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Tuesday, September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The Town of Halton Hills will observe the day and mark its importance by closing Town Hall and the libraries. All other facilities will be open as usual with no impact to programming.
In recognition of the children who never came home and in honour of the survivors of the residential schools, the Town will lower flags to half- mast from sunrise to sunset at all facilities on September 30th.
Below is a list of programming, events and resources about the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Residents are encouraged to learn, reflect and participate.
- Learn about the enduring effects of residential schools on Indigenous families and communities at a special Culture Days OnScreen at the JET screening of WaaPake (Tomorrow) on September 26th. Presented in partnership with the NFB
- Join the Credit River Waterwalkers for their monthly Credit River Water Ceremony on September 28th, to honour the Spirit of Nibi (water)
- Take part in the Moccasin Identifier Project at the Georgetown branch of the Halton Hills Public Library on September 28th
- Watch We Were Children, a film about the impact of residential schools told through the stories of two children at the Georgetown Hillsview Active Living Centre on September 30th.
- Learn traditional tea-making methods using native ingredients in an Indigenous Tea Workshop at the Georgetown Hillsview Active Living Centre on October 7th, led by MCFN knowledge keeper Mark Sault
- Explore books from the Halton Hills Public Library Read Woke Indigenous Voices reading list
- View MCFN’s Traditional Knowledge and Land Use Coordinator Darin Wybenga’s presentation “We Are Still Here: The Mississaugas of the Credit” which provides a brief overview of the history of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and treaties relevant to the Halton Region
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