As a step along the path to Reconciliation, RAIC commemorated this year’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation through a series of events during the week of September 26-30, 2022.
The RAIC Indigenous Task Force (ITF) and Truth and Reconciliation Task Force presented sessions by the RAIC’s Indigenous education provider NVision, as well as stories and truths from ITF Members.
The goal of these virtual sessions was to provide both educational and personal insights into the atrocities that took place in Canada’s Residential and Day Schools, and the lasting, inter-generational trauma that continues to this day. The sessions are intended to build awareness, compassion, and understanding in the architectural community as it relates to the history of Residential and Day Schools and the impact they have had and continue to have on First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities.
The sessions were open to all.
- September 26 – 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET
Opening Remarks
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: History and Context - Presented by NVision
- September 27 – 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET
History of Residential and Day Schools - Presented by NVision
- September 28 – 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET
Our Stories – Part 1 - Presented by the RAIC ITF
- September 29 – 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET
Our Stories – Part 2 - Presented by the RAIC ITF
- September 30 – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation / Orange Shirt Day – Every Child Matters
(Federal statutory holiday – RAIC office closed for reflection and commemoration)