September 30 is Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Even though it became a federal holiday last year, since 2013, it is a day when we honour the Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools in Canada. VCC’s Indigenous Engagement Facilitator explains the origins of Orange Shirt Day and the difference between it and days that celebrate Indigenous culture and heritage in his vlog.

What will you do to honour the children and families impacted by residential schools? Visit our social media channels to share your ideas and events you are attending. Also, check out these September 30 events.

• Reviving our Spirit with Language online from 9-11 a.m.
• Pokaiks Commemorative Walk & IndigiTRAILS – Remembering Our Children at 9:30 a.m. at Prince’s Island Park
• The City of Calgary Orange Shirt Day event at 10 a.m. at Fort Calgary
• Join UCalgary’s Office of Indigenous Engagement in partnership with Calgary Public Library from noon-1:30 p.m. for a panel discussion revisiting the final report on Truth and Reconciliation in light of the unmarked graves, the papal visit, and the path forward.
• Join the Calgary Public Library for a free viewing of Night Raiders, a film exploring Canada's painful past about the forced assimilation of indigenous peoples due to colonial practices from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Calgary Central Library.