Canada marked first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation this year

Canada marked first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation this year

Subject – IR

Context – Canada marked its first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Thursday to honour the lost children and survivors of the country’s indigenous residential schools, their families and communities.

Concept –

• Canada marked its first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Thursday (30^th Sept, 2021) to honour the lost children and survivors of the country’s indigenous residential schools, their families and communities.
• The aim of the holiday is to educate and remind the citizens of the history of indigenous children and remember their suffering. All citizens were encouraged to wear the colour orange to highlight how indigenous children were robbed of their culture and freedoms.