09/30/2021
September 30th has officially been recognized as “National Day for Truth and Reconciliation” in Canada. It is also known as “Orange Shirt Day”. We honor this day to support the Indigenous Residential School Reconciliation; to create support and awareness of the individual, family, and community inter-generational impacts of residential schools. It’s a day to honor those who survived, and those who did not return through such movements as the “Every Child Matters” and the “Orange Shirt Day”.
Explore and support First Nations artists or seek to know more about the experiences, wisdom, and teachings of the First Nations People.
➡️“Indigenous Canada” – free 12-lesson online course through the University of Alberta https://www.ualberta.ca/admissions-programs/online-courses/indigenous-canada/index.html
➡️Explore various Indigenous artists at https://passthefeather.org/
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Suggested books by Indigenous authors:
➡️“Call Me Indian” by Fred Sasakamoose – Fast Freddy emerged from the brutal residential school system to become the first Indigenous person with Treaty status in the NHL.
➡️“21 Things you may not know about The Indian Act” by Bob Joseph – Joseph explains what the Indian Act is and what it was intended to do, and what its actual consequences have been.
➡️“Indian Horse”, “One Drum” or “Embers” by Richard Wagamese
Suggested music by Indigenous artists:
➡️“Stadium Pow Wow” by A Tribe Called Red - https://youtu.be/-m_O7N1TiqM
➡️“Woman Spirit” by Chenoa - https://youtu.be/TTUcL4htu4w
➡️“Awakening” by Verdell Primeaux & Johnny Mike - https://youtu.be/3ALGEoESfSQ
➡️“Way of Life” by Lakota Thunder - https://youtu.be/K7Ucib2XB4k
