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Truth & Reconciliation
Truth and Reconciliation Week 2025
September 22 to 26 and 29 - 12:00 to 6:00 p.m.
September 30 - 07:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
"We Were So Far Away"
A Legacy of Hope Exhibition
The residential school experiences of Inuit Peoples are unique and integrally linked to rapid social and political change in the North, beginning in the mid-20th century. This exhibition, which tells the story through first-person narratives and archival images.
Admission by donation. Mature content.
Supported by The Stratford Perth Community Foundation
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Orange Shirts by Howling Moon Aboriginal Design
Orange T-shirts will also be for sale. The shirts are made by Winona Sands of Howling Moon Aboriginal Arts, a member of Walpole Island First Nation. They are available in youth and adult sizes and cost $20. Payment by cash or e-transfer.
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Indigenous Artifacts
Micro Exhibit
A micro exhibit that displays over 10 000 years of archaeological evidence that indicates long-term Indigenous settlement along Stratford’s Avon River.
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On loan from Stratford Perth Museum.
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The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30
Activities will take place on the Falstaff grounds, or in the Community Room in the event of inclement weather.
Sunrise Ceremony and Indigenous Teachings
07:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Join Oneida First Nation elder and a member of the Turtle Clan, Patsy Day alongside the fire pit and medicine wheel garden, on the ground of the centre.
Solidarity Walk
6:00 p.m.
A solidarity walk around the Avon River, led by Falstaff Family Centre Owner/Director Loreena McKennitt will depart from the grounds and Tipi at 6:00 p.m.
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NFB Film "Birth of a Family" (1h19m)
Post screening story with Christin Dennis
7:00 p.m.
Birth of a Family will be shown in the Community Room. The film highlights the reunification of four siblings Betty Ann, Esther, Rosalie, and Ben who were amongst the 20,000 Indigenous Canadian children taken from their families between 1955 and 1985. A post screening story will be offered by knowledge carrier Christin Dennis Gzhiiquot or Fast Moving Cloud (Aamjiwnaang First Nation), himself a survivor.
RECONCILIATION STARTS WITH EDUCATION
If you are a Survivor and need emotional support, the national crisis line is available
24 hours a day, seven days a week Residential School Survivor Support Line: 1-866-925-4419
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