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Truth & Reconciliation Week
September 25 to 30, 2023
Find a complete list of community initiatives on the Stratford Public Library site.
The Falstaff Family Centre welcomes members of the community to six days of free or by-donation events and exhibits which will recognize and honour Indigenous peoples. We support the path to reconciliation, acknowledge our painful, shared history and look to the future with hope and open hearts. Join us and let’s learn together.
Daily Events
All Ages Learning, Classroom 1D
1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Legacy of Hope Exhibit: Peter Henderson Bryce, A Man of Conscience
Howling Moon: Orange Shirt Store
Fast Moving Cloud: Contemporary Native Artist (Art exhibit and sale)
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Monday, September 25
1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
All Ages Learning, Classroom 1D
Exhibit Opening and Truth and Reconciliation Week Launch
Opening address by Patsy Anne Day, Turtle Clan and Oneida First Nation elder
1:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m
Adult Learning, The Community Room
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Lunch & Learn
History of Residential Schools
Speakers: Crystal Fraser , Tagaaq M. E-Palmer
7:00 p.m. to 8:22 p.m.
Adult Learning, The Community Room
National Film Board of Canada documentary screening
We Were Children (1h22m)
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Tuesday, September 26
1:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
Adult Learning, The Community Room
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Lunch & Learn
Unconscious bias, debunking stereotypes
Speakers: Cary Miller, Jesse Wente
7:00 p.m. to 8:38 p.m.
Adult Learning, The Community Room
National Film Board of Canada documentary screening
We Will Stand Up (1h38m)
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Wednesday, September 27
1:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
Adult Learning, The Community Room
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Lunch & Learn
Intergenerational impacts, systemic discrimination
Speakers: Cynthia Wesley-Esquim, Christa Big Canoe
7:00 p.m. to 8:19 p.m.
Adult Learning, The Community Room
National Film Board of Canada documentary screening
Birth of a Family (1h19m)
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8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Adult Learning, The Community Room
Post-film talk and discussion
Christin Dennis Gzhiiquot, Aamjiwnaag First Nation, Sixties Scoop Survivor
Thursday, September 28
1:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
Adult Learning, The Community Room
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Lunch & Learn
Indigenous people’s rights, UN Declaration
Speakers: Brenda Gunn, Karen Drake
7:00 p.m. to 8:13 p.m.
Adult Learning, The Community Room
National Film Board of Canada documentary screening
Finding Dawn (1h13m)
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Friday, September 29
1:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
Adult Learning, The Community Room
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Lunch & Learn
Taking action toward Reconciliation
Speakers: Jimmy Durocher, Dale LeClair
7:00 p.m. to 8:24 p.m.
Adult Learning, The Community Room
National Film Board of Canada documentary screening
Trick or Treaty (1h24m)
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Saturday, September 30
All ages learning, Falstaff Family Centre Grounds
11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Talking Circle, Sacred Fire, Medicine Wheel teachings and storytelling
Todd Torresan, also known as Chi Animikiikaa (Big Thunder), Oneida Nation
1:45 p.m to 2:15 p.m.
Traditional Grass Dance & Drum Arts
Grass Dancer, Scott Norton, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
Drummer & Singer, Scott Stevens, Saugeen First Nation
2:15 p.m to 4:00 p.m.
Spirit Horse Teachings & Sacred Fire
Knowledge Keeper Christin Dennis Gzhiiquot, Aamjiwnaag First Nation
Aspens’ Ojibwe Spirit Horses w/ caretakers Sallianne & Dale Patch
4:00 p.m.
Solidarity Walk, Orange Shirt Parade
Todd Torresan Chi Animikiikaa (Big Thunder), Oneida Nation
Scott Norton dances during the powwow, which Chief Carolyn King said first took place on a dusty ball diamond. PHOTO: JESSE WINTER (Toronto Star)
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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