Government of Canada supports projects across Canada to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

The Government of Canada invests more than $4 million for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation commemorations

OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 30, 2022 /CNW/ - We recognize this statement may contain information that is difficult for many and that our efforts to honour Survivors and families may act as an unwelcome reminder for those who have suffered hardships through generations of harmful government policies toward Indigenous Peoples.

If you need someone to talk to, a National Residential School Crisis Line offers emotional support and crisis referral services for residential school Survivors and their families. Call the toll-free Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Hope for Wellness Help Line also offers support to all Indigenous Peoples. Counsellors are available by phone or online chat. This service is available in English and French, and, upon request, in Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut. Call the toll-free Help Line at 1-855-242-3310 or connect to the online chat at www.hopeforwellness.ca.

Commemorating the tragic history and impact of residential schools is essential to the healing and reconciliation process. Canada is committed to continuing its efforts to pursue truth and reconciliation, to right historical wrongs, and to support communities in their efforts to foster healing for the Survivors of residential schools, their families and their communities.

Today, Yasir Naqvi, Member of Parliament (Ottawa Centre), on behalf of the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pablo Rodriguez, announced investments totalling more than $4 million to support 278 community projects all across the country and two major national projects: a national commemorative gathering on September 30 for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and an educational program week for students in the country. Announced in Budget 2021, this funding was awarded to support commemoration activities for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Following a call for proposals, these approved projects will help raise awareness of the history and impact of residential schools and promote healing and reconciliation.

During Truth and Reconciliation Week, from September 26 to 29, a national educational program will be offered by the NCTR to all students in grades 1 to 12 (secondary 5) in Canada. The aim of the program is to offer young people the opportunity to learn the truth about our history and to commemorate this history. It is an important step on the path of reconciliation.

On September 30 at 1 p.m. ET, APTN, in partnership with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR), will produce and broadcast a program live from LeBreton Flats Park in Ottawa as part of a national gathering to which everyone is invited. Remembering the Children: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will be presented in honour of Survivors, their families and communities. It will air a second time later that evening during primetime on APTN channels.

Several other projects will also mark the second year of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, such as commemorative gatherings, community marches and ceremonies, exhibitions, educational activities and many other activities taking place across the country.  

To learn more about the organizations that received funding as part of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, see the backgrounder.

To learn more about the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, visit our website.

Quotes

"I encourage everyone to take time to recognize the enduring effects of residential schools in Canada and to reflect on the role each of us has in the healing process. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a day for solemn remembrance and reflection. The commemoration projects announced today give us the opportunity to begin or continue our learning on the path to reconciliation."

—Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage

"We cannot erase the mistakes of the past, but we can ensure that they will never be repeated or forgotten. It is vital that we take a moment to think about and honour the Survivors, their families and their communities."

—Yasir Naqvi, Member of Parliament (Ottawa Centre)

"Truth and Reconciliation Week is a national gathering for everyone. Indigenous Peoples cannot walk the path of reconciliation alone; each person in Canada must play a part. Participating in the week or tuning into the broadcast on September 30 is an opportunity to take a meaningful step in reconciliation by hearing the truth and pausing to reflect on what reconciliation really means for us as individuals, as institutions, and as communities."

—Stephanie Scott, Executive Director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

"National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a deeply important day that helps share our stories and our history with Canadians across Turtle Island. It is through this shared knowledge and renewed understanding that we can continue to walk down the path of reconciliation—together."

—Monika Ille, CEO of APTN

"Truth and Reconciliation Week and the second official National Day for Truth and Reconciliation are moments to listen thoughtfully and sincerely to the Survivors as they share their truths so we may build a future for generations to come."

—Eugene Arcand, residential school Survivor

Quick Facts

Truth and Reconciliation Week is a week of educational programming run by the NCTR that is offered to all schools in Canada. The Week is in its fourth year, and the theme this year is "Remembering the Children."

APTN, in partnership with the NCTR, will produce and broadcast a one-hour special program to honour and commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Remembering the Children: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will focus on the words and experiences of survivors. The live event from LeBreton Flats Park in Ottawa will be broadcast on September 30, 2022, at 1 p.m. ET across all APTN channels and a wide network of other Canadian broadcasters from coast to coast to coast. It will air a second time later that evening during primetime on APTN channels.

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a federal holiday which takes places every year on September 30.

Orange Shirt Day also takes place on September 30. On this day, everyone is invited to wear an orange shirt to raise awareness of the tragic legacy of residential schools and to pay tribute to the thousands of Survivors.

Associated Links

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation.html
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation	https://nctr.ca/
APTN	https://www.aptntv.ca

Backgrounder

Table – Funding Recipients of Commemoration Projects for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

National Projects

Organization Name	Project Title	Amount Approved
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Incorporated	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2022	$599,840
University of Manitoba: National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation	Truth and Reconciliation Week: Remembering the Children	$626,820

Provincial and Community Projects

Alberta

Organization Name	Project Title	Amount Approved	Location
Alberta Parenting for the Future Association	Stories of Healing and Reconciliation	$10,000	Stony Plain
Athabasca Native Friendship Centre Society	An Evening with Cindy Paul	$5,950	Athabasca
Athabasca Tribal Council Ltd.	ATC Regional Residential School Gathering on National Indigenous Language Day	$10,000	Fort McMurray
Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society	Teaching Through Ceremony	$10,000	Edmonton
Blackfoot Canadian Cultural Society	Blackfoot Arts Days	$10,000	Lethbridge
Canadian Motorcycle Tourism Association	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation commemoration 2022	$10,000	Grande Prairie
Change Health Alberta	All My Relations Tipi Talks	$10,000	Edmonton
CIF Reconciliation Society	Pokaiks – the Children	$10,000	Calgary
Circle Connections for Reconciliation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony in Airdrie	$10,000	Airdrie
City of Lethbridge	Our Stories Matter: Honouring Children, Families and Survivors of Residential Schools	$8,250	Lethbridge
Creating Hope Society of Alberta	Healing Our Memories	$10,000	Edmonton
Elizabeth Metis Settlement	Remember the Children Memorial Day	$10,000	Cold Lake
Enoch Cree Nation	Sacred Fire	$10,000	Enoch
Fort McMurray 468 First Nation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony and healing	$10,000	Fort McMurray
Hollow Bone Healing Lodge	Cultivating Compassion: What was lost and how to move forward	$7,200	Calgary
Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge	Indigenous healing garden	$10,000	Lethbridge
Kikino Community Activities Society	Reclaiming ''School'': The Metis Settlements of Alberta and Residential Schools	$10,000	Kikino
Lac La Biche Mission Historical Society	Residential School commemorative monument	$10,000	Lac La Biche
Lakeland Society for Truth and Reconciliation	Bonnyville Commemorates the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2022	$10,000	Bonnyville
Little Red River Cree Nation	Orange Shirt Day	$5,150	John D'Or Prairie
Matthew Halton High School	Celebration of Culture	$8,500	Pincher Creek
Mikisew Cree First Nation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Community sharing circle	$10,000	Fort Chipewyan
Mountain View Moccasin House Society	Visual Art installations to commemorate Residential School Survivors	$10,000	Olds
National Gathering of Elders Kanata	National Elders and Youth Summit	$10,000	Edmonton
Native Counselling Services of Alberta	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$28,400	Edmonton
Peerless Trout First Nation	Moving Forward	$10,000	Peerless Lake
Sacred Sites Spiritual Healing	3^rd annual Sacred Sites Spiritual Healing	$10,000	Brocket
Shining Mountains Living Community Services	Little Souls Journey Home	$10,000	Red Deer
Skydancer Indigenous Cultural Group	Calling You Home	$10,000	Stony Plain
Stoney Tribal Administration	Bearspaw First Nation: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Art Contest	$10,000	Eden Valley
Sucker Creek First Nation 150a	Legacy of Resilience	$10,000	Enilda
Swan River First Nation	Remembering and Honouring Our True Warriors	$10,000	Kinuso
The Aboriginal Arts Council of Alberta	OTEHIWIN // OPEN HEART: An Art and Craft Exhibition and Cultural Event	$10,000	Vilna
The Bonnyville Canadian Native Friendship Centre	Honouring the Legacy of Residential School Vigil	$10,000	Bonnyville
The Red Road Healing Society	Celebrating and Honouring Our National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Edmonton
Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth	IndigiTRAILS: Remembering Our Children Vigil	$10,000	Calgary
Weasel Tail Enterprises Inc.	Commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Eden Valley	$9,960	Eden Valley

British Columbia

Organization Name	Project Title	Amount Approved	Location
?AQAM	Truth and Reconciliation Walk	$10,000	Cranbrook
Adams Lake Indian Band	Adams Lake Indian Band Truth and Reconciliation T-shirt Contest	$9,500	Chase
Ashcroft Indian Band	Reconciliation project	$10,000	Ashcroft
Buffalo Heart Medicine Healing Society	Invitation to Our Living Memory: Drum Making	$10,000	New Westminster
Carnegie Community Centre Association	l'éyel with Culture: Commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the Carnegie Community Centre	$10,000	Vancouver
Clayoquot Biosphere Trust Society	Collaboration Across Communities in the Spirit of Reconciliation	$10,000	Tofino
Cook's Ferry Indian Band	Expanding Knowledge of Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Spences Bridge
Dan Milo Memorial Longhouse Society	Reconciliation Pow Wow	$10,000	Chilliwack
Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House Society	Indigenous Craft and Medicines Workshop and Feast	$3,500	Vancouver
First Nations Housing and Infrastructure Council—BC	Online Healing House: Sharing Stories that Strengthen our Communities	$10,000	West Vancouver
First Nations Wellness Outreach Society	Indigenous Healing Circle with Non-Indigenous Health Care Providers	$10,000	Vancouver
Fort Nelson First Nation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Awareness Campaign	$10,000	Fort Nelson
Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nation	Land Based Bakwamkala Language Revitalization to Heal the Harms of the Residential School System	$10,000	Port Hardy
Homalco First Nation	Celebrating Resilience	$10,000	Campbell River
Huu-Ay-Aht First Nations	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2022 at the Bamfield Community School	$6,440	Port Alberni
Inter Tribal Services Association	Slhexun Thu Shqwaluwuns – Healing Our Spirits	$10,000	Qualicum Beach
Katzie First Nation	Katzie National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Pitt Meadows
Kispiox Band Council	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Day: Finding Our Voice	$10,000	Kispiox
Lower Fraser Valley Aboriginal Society	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Langley region	$10,000	Langley
Nadleh Whut'en Indian Band	Honouring the Children of Lejac Residential School	$10,000	Fort Fraser
Nanoose First Nation	Gathering Strength Together	$10,000	Lantzville
New Horizons Indigenous Association	Tshwatus thu Qiqulas (Drying our Tears)	$10,000	Nanaimo
Nisga'a Village of Gitwinksihlkw	Gitwinksihlkw Recognition of Reconciliation	$10,000	Gitwinksihlkw
North Thompson Aboriginal Cultural Centre Society	Clearwater Day of Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Clearwater
O.Dela Arts Society	Gathering Our Stories of Hope	$10,000	Vancouver
Old Massett Village Council	John T. Jones Memorial Park naming and ground breaking	$10,000	Masset
Port Alberni Friendship Center	Walk as One	$9,361	Port Alberni
Reconciliation Canada – A New Way Forward Society	Reigniting the Flame	$10,000	North Vancouver
Seabird Island Band	Honouring Seabird Island Members that attended Residential Schools	$10,000	Agassiz
Sechelt Indian Band	Reconciliation Crosswalks	$10,000	Sechelt
Songhees Nation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation community gathering	$10,000	Victoria
Spirit of the Children Society	A Day of Truth and Reconciliation: A Pipe Ceremony to Honour the Survivors of Residential Schools	$10,000	New Westminster
Squamish Nation	Yuusnewas Project: Memorial Refurbishment	$10,000	North Vancouver
Stalew Arts and Cultural Society	Improving Indigenous Cultural Awareness in the Langleys: September 2022 Orange Campaign	$5,500	Fort Langley
Sto:Lo Service Agency Society	Incorporating Residential School Information into the Coqualeetza Longhouse Extension Program	$10,000	Chilliwack
Support Network for Indigenous Women and Women of Colour	Day of Reconciliation: Looking Back to Never Forget	$5,000	Victoria
The Fox Queen	Messages on Doors: Nuu-Chah-Nulth	$10,000	Vancouver
The Kermode Friendship Society	Honouring Our Children: Commemorative IRS Totem Pole	$10,000	Terrace
The Raven Collective Society	Bunk #7 Healing and Reconciliation Tour of Northwest BC	$10,000	Thornhill
The Spo7ez Cultural Centre and Community Society	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre	$10,000	Whistler
Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Society	Turtle Island Tree of Life Ceremony	$10,000	Nanaimo
Tk'emlúps Te Secwépemc	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Kenny Jensen Plaque and Feast	$10,000	Kamloops
Tl'azt'en Nation	Remembering Our Stories	$10,000	Fort St. James
Ucwalmicw Centre Society	Revitalize P'eg'ig'lha Heritage and host the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Lillooet
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs	Supporting the Coalition on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls	$10,000	Kamloops
Upper Skeena Counselling and Legal Assistance Society	Hazelton Indigenous Court: Moving Forward with our Truth and Reconciliation	$8,850	Hazelton
Victoria Native Friendship Centre	Back to School Picnic: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event	$10,000	Victoria
Warriors Against Violence Society	Reflection and Celebration Gathering	$9,600	Vancouver
Witsuwit'en Language & Culture Society	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Witset (Smithers)
Xaxli'p	Healing Intergenerational Trauma	$10,000	Lillooet
Yunesit'in Government	Cultural and Artistic Initiatives	$10,000	Hanceville

Manitoba

Organization Name	Project Title	Amount Approved	Location
Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development Inc. (CAHRD)	Truth and Reconciliation Student Week	$10,000	Petersfield
4565119 Manitoba Association Inc.—Interlake Art Board	The Secret Path Mural	$10,000	Winnipeg
60s Scoop Legacy of Canada	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation speakers series	$10,000	Lake Manitoba
Anishinaabe Agowidiiwinan Secretariat Inc.	Give us Peace in our Hearts so We Can Work Together Well for our Children	$10,000	Winnipeg
Arctic Co-operatives Limited	Orange T-Shirt Initiative	$10,000	Winnipeg
Assiniboia Residential School Legacy Group Inc.	Opening event for the Assiniboia Residential School Commemorative Site	$10,000	Winnipeg
Bear Clan Patrol Inc.	Bear Clan Patrol National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Family BBQ	$10,000	Berens River
Berens River First Nation	Berens River First Nation National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Swan River
Canadian Mental Health Association Valley Branch	Building our Community through Reconciliation	$10,000	Winnipeg
Churchill Health – Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$9,425	Churchill
City of Brandon	Truth and Reconciliation Week 2022	$10,000	Brandon
Clan Mothers Turtle Lodge Inc.	Clan Mothers' National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event 2022	$10,000	Winnipeg
Clinique Youville Clinic Inc.	Kreating Kinship	$10,000	Winnipeg
Dakota Ojibway Child and Family Services Inc.	Together, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$70,000	Carberry
Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council	From a Place of Hurting to a Place of Healing	$10,000	Portage La Prairie
Fisher River Cree Nation	Fisher River Cree Nation Commemoration Park	$10,000	Koostatak
Ginew Wellness Center	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Ginew
Indigenous Family Centre Inc.	Peace and Harmony	$10,000	Winnipeg
Ma Mawi-Wi-Chi-Itata Centre Inc.	Every Child Matters: Memorial Project	$10,000	Headingley
Madeline Armstrong Local Inc.	Fall Healing Feast	$5,000	Teulon
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc.	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Feasting the spirit in honour of the past, the present and our future	$10,000	Thompson
Manitoba Moon Voices Inc.	The Healing Journey Video Project	$10,000	Winnipeg
Manitobah Mukluks Storyboot School Inc.	Truth and Reconciliation Project	$5,150	Winnipeg
Marcel Colomb First Nation	Marcel Colomb First Nation National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Lynn Lake
Native Addictions Council of Manitoba	Honouring our Traditional Helpers	$10,000	Winnipeg
Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation	Reclaiming our Spirit: Resistance, Resilience and Renewal	$10,000	Nelson House
Portage La Prairie Community Revitalization Corporation	Zoongide (Strong Heart): Mural to honour and remember the Indigenous children that attended residential schools	$10,000	Portage la Prairie
Red Sucker Lake First Nation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Red Sucker Lake
School District of Mystery Lake	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Thompson
Seven Oaks School Division	The Life of a Child in Fort Alexander Indian Residential School: Mary Courchene's Story	$10,000	Winnipeg
Siloam Mission Inc.	A Day of Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Winnipeg
Tataskweyak Cree Nation	National Day of Truth and Reconciliation: Tataskweyak Cree Nation	$10,000	Split Lake
Treaty One Development Corporation	Treaty One community celebration	$10,000	Winnipeg
U Multicultural Inc.	We Stand Together	$10,000	Winnipeg
Winnipeg Metis Association Inc.	Let Us Be Recognized	$10,000	Winnipeg
Yellowquill University College Incorporated	Honouring the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Winnipeg

New Brunswick

Organization Name	Project Title	Amount Approved	Location
Anglophone West School District Perth Andover Middle School	Psiwte Wasis Kaluwoso	$10,000	Perth-Andover
Big Cove First Nation Wellness Committee Inc. – Elsipogtogeoei	Every Child Matters: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Elsipogtog
City of Moncton / Ville de Moncton	City of Moncton's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony	$4,936	Moncton
Madawaska Maliseet First Nation	Every Child Matters: Walk for Awareness	$10,000	Edmundston
University of New Brunswick	Celebrating Menahqesk	$10,000	Saint John
Wolastoqey Tribal Council Inc.	Honouring our Survivors and Honouring our Children	$50,000	Fredericton
Woodstock First Nation	Indigenous Healing Day	$10,000	Woodstock First Nation

Newfoundland and Labrador

Organization Name	Project Title	Amount Approved	Location
First Light St. John's Friendship Centre Inc.	Honouring, Learning & Healing: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	St. John's
Kikmanaq Indigenous Cultural Revival Association	Recognizing our Past to Understand our Future: A Time to Honour Community and Culture	$10,000	Gander
Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Celebrations	$8,500	Corner Brook

Northwest Territories

Organization Name	Project Title	Amount Approved	Location
Fort Norman Métis Community	Honouring the Child Within	$10,000	Tulita
Inuvialuit Regional Corporation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Feast Festivities	$9,999	Inuvik
Liidlii Kue First Nation	Telling Stories in Dene Languages	$10,000	Fort Simpson
Soaring Eagle Friendship Centre	North Healing and Wellness	$10,000	Hay River
Tulita Land Corporation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Tulita
Yamozha Kue Society	Orange Shirt Day Cookout	$5,865	Hay River
Yellowknives Dene First Nation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Yellowknife
Zhahti Koe Friendship Centre	Truth and Reconciliation program	$10,000	Fort Providence

Nova Scotia

Organization Name	Project Title	Amount Approved	Location
Allison Bernard Memorial High School	Orange Day Walk	$10,000	Eskasoni
Mawikuti'k Society	Freedom Day March 2022	$10,000	Eskasoni
Mi'kmaq Circle of Hope Society	Wrapping our Survivors with Love	$10,000	Membertou
Musique Royale A Treasury of Music From Our Historic Past	Truth and Reconciliation Weekend in Liverpool	$10,000	Lunenburg
Piktukewaq Women's Association	Every Child Matters: Pictou Landing First Nation	$10,000	Trenton
Potlotek First Nation	Mikwitw'timki'k (We remember them)	$5,000	St. Peter's
Sipekne'katik First Nation	We Remember and Honour Our Residential School Children	$10,000	Indian Brook

Nunavut

Organization Name	Project Title	Amount Approved	Location
Hamlet of Coral Harbour	Increase awareness and commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Coral Harbour
Hamlet of Gjoa Haven	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Gjoa Haven
Hamlet of Pond Inlet	Commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Pond Inlet
Municipality of Cambridge Bay	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Cambridge Bay

Ontario

Organization Name	Project Title	Amount Approved	Location
Alderville First Nation	Moving Forward in a Positive Way	$10,000	Alderville
Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation	Honouring All Spirits	$10,000	Pikwakanagan
Anishinaabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council Inc.	Honouring our Children	$10,000	Sioux Narrows
Atlohsa Family Healing Services Inc.	Relighting the Fire of Hope: Orange Shirt Day	$10,000	London
Bearskin Lake First Nation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event	$10,000	Bearskin Lake
Beaverhouse Community First Nation	Cultural Healing	$10,000	Kirkland Lake
Blue Mountains Public Library	Truth and Reconciliation: Indigenous Perspectives and Community Conversations	$5,000	Town of the Blue Mountains
Brunswick House First Nation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony	$7,710	Chapleau
Carea Community Health Centre	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Oshawa
Charity House (Windsor)	Truth and Reconciliation Week	$10,000	Windsor
Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto	1000 Lanterns Ceremony	$10,000	Toronto
Chippewas Of Georgina Island	Georgina Island Reconciliation Walk and Feast	$10,000	Sutton West
Chippewas Of Kettle & Stony Point First Nation	Hope and Healing for Our Future	$10,000	Kettle & Stony Point First Nation
Chippewas of the Thames First Nation	Mount Elgin Residential School Orange Shirt Commemoration	$10,000	Muncey
Church Street School Cultural Centre	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$8,060	Aurora
Corporation of the Town of Milton	Commemorative public art	$10,000	Milton
Crow Shield Lodge	Honouring the Children Sacred Fire	$9,200	Cambridge
Cultural Communications Group Inc.	Nurturing our Roots: Traditional Pow-Wow Dedicated to Honouring Phyllis Webstad and our Survivors	$10,000	Niagara-on-the-Lake
Curve Lake First Nation	Gichi-apiitendaagoziwag Kina Binoojiinhyag: Every Child Matters	$10,000	Curve Lake
Dokis First Nation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Dokis First Nation
GCT #3 Representative Services	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Kenora
Ginoogaming First Nation	Regaining Traditional Values and Teachings	$10,000	Longlac
Henvey Inlet First Nation	Anishnabaewin Circle of Healing for Families with Ceremony and Cultural Teachings	$10,000	Pickerel
Hiawatha First Nation	Honouring our Children	$10,000	Hiawatha
Hotinohsioni Incorporated	Brantford Day of Peace and Healing	$10,000	Brantford
Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada	Remember Me Ceremony: A National Day of Remembrance	$10,000	Manotick
Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Group	Every Child Matters: National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Ceremony	$5,500	Toronto
Indigenous Tourism Association of Ontario	Weekend for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Aundeck Omni Kaning
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami	Honouring Survivors and their Families for Truth and Reconciliation in Inuit Nunangat	$10,000	Ottawa
Iskatewizaagegan No. 39 Independent First Nation	Honouring of Our Children, Survivors and our Community Mini Pow-Wow	$10,000	Shoal Lake
Kapuskasing Indian Friendship Centre	Coming Together to Remember and Honour	$10,000	Kapuskasing
Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing Inc.	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation hosted by One Roof Youth Hub	$10,000	Kingston
Lac Seul First Nation	Bikiiwewinig Nindawaashishiiminaanak: Fall Feast	$10,000	Hudson
Lakehead University	Indigenous-led Conversations with Canadians (In memory of Indigenous author Lee Maracle)	$10,000	Thunder Bay
Laurentian University	Sharing the Truth of the Residential Schools as a Guide to Community Reconciliation	$10,000	Sudbury
Mamawi Together	Truth and Reconciliation Survivors Gathering	$10,000	Ottawa
Métis Nation of Ontario Secretariat	Workshop on making a hand drum and teachings on drumming influence to heal	$7,379	Midland
Métis Nation of Ontario Secretariat	Honouring and Healing through Métis Decorative Arts: Community Blanket Project	$10,000	Toronto
Minogin Gitigaanehs Society	Orange Flower Memorial	$10,000	London
Minwaashin Lodge: Aboriginal Women's Support Centre	Understanding and Healing from the Impacts of the IRSS through Indigenous Creative Arts Therapies	$10,000	Ottawa
Mishkeegogamang	Mishkeegogamang National Day for Truth and Reconciliation "Every Child Matters."	$10,000	Mishkeegogamang
Mississauga First Nation	Michi Saagiig Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Blind River
Mohawk Village Memorial Park	Truth and Resilience	$8,356	Scotland
Mushkegowuk Council	Omushkegowuk Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Moose Factory
Na-Me-Res (Native Men's Residence)	Honouring Our Children	$10,000	Toronto
National Indian Brotherhood / Assembly of First Nations	Healing Through Storytelling	$10,000	Akwesasne
National Indigenous Health and Wellness Association	Healing Hearts Together	$10,000	Ottawa
Nipissing First Nation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$9,400	Garden Village
Nog-Da-Win-Da-Min Family and Community Services	Shingwauk and Garnier Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Batchewana First Nation
Nokiiwin Tribal Council Inc.	Honouring Our Elders	$9,055	Thunder Bay
Onkwehon:We Midwives Collective	Every Child Matters to OMC support campaign	$10,000	Akwesasne
Red Rock Indian Band	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation events	$10,000	Lake Helen
Science North	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Science North	$10,000	Sudbury
Serpent River First Nation	Serpent River First Nation's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Cutler
Shoal Lake No.40	Honouring our Survivors, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Kejick Post Office Shoal Lake
Ska:Na Family Learning Centre	Southwestern Ontario—SFLC National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Observances	$10,000	Windsor
St. Lawrence College of Applied Arts and Technology	Hope and Healing Canada Art Installation by Tracey-Mae Chambers and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation day of activities	$10,000	Kingston
Task Force on Peace and Justice Canada	Muslim-Indigenous Connection (MIC)—Engaging Muslim Youth in Truth and Reconciliation	$9,500	Mississauga
The Centre for Indigenous Theatre	Remembering Those Who Did Not Make It Home	$10,000	Toronto
The Corporation of the Town of Oakville	Path Without End & Firewater Thunderbird Rising	$10,000	Oakville
The Georgian Bay Native Women's Association	Truth and Reconciliation: Coming Together	$10,000	Midland
The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund	Honouring the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Toronto
The Junctian Network Inc	Diversity, Inclusion and Coming Together for Adaptability: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Brampton
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada / L'Institut Royal d'architecture du Canada	Honouring our First Peoples: Commitment to Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training	$10,000	Manotick
Toronto District School Board	Niikaaniganaa Zhawenmishinaang (All Our Relations, Have Mercy on Us.)	$10,000	Toronto
Tsi Kionhnheht Ne Onkwawenna Language Circle	Ronaterihwayenhstahnòn:ne (They Went Away to School)	$10,000	Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
Two Row on The Grand	Two Row on The Grand Honours Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Ohsweken
United Way of Bruce Grey	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2022	$8,000	Owen Sound
Voice of Men 360	Residential Schools System 101	$10,000	London
Wahnapitae First Nation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event	$10,000	Capreol
Walpole Island First Nation	Residential School Survivors Wellness Week	$10,000	Walpole Island
Wasauksing First Nation	National Aboriginal Day Celebration	$10,000	Wasauksing First Nation
Webequie First Nation	Residential School Commemoration day 2022	$10,000	Webequie
West Parry Sound Health Centre	A Space of Commemoration, Contemplation, and Acknowledgement	$3,750	Parry Sound
Wikwemikong Development Commission	Holy Cross Mission Residential and Day School Commemoration	$10,000	Wikwemikong
Woodland Cultural Centre	Mohawk Institute Residential School Survivors' Gathering	$10,000	Brantford
Zhiibaahaasing First Nation	Monument in Dedication to Residential School Survivors	$10,000	Zhiibaahaasing

Prince Edward Island

Organization Name	Project Title	Amount Approved	Location
Abegweit First Nation	Abegweit: Our Drum Keeps Beating	$10,000	Mount Stewart
Epekwitk Assembly of Councils Inc.	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: A Day for Education and Reflection	$10,000	Summerside
Lennox Island First Nation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Lennox Island

Quebec

Organization Name	Project Title	Amount Approved	Location
Cree Women of Eeyou Istchee Association	Remembering Our Children campaign	$10,000	Chisasibi
Centre d'amitié autochtone de Trois-Rivières (CAATR)	Marche Wactenamowew	$10,000	Trois-Rivières
Centre d'amitié autochtone La Tuque Inc.	Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation	$10,000	La Tuque
Centre de justice des premiers peuples de Montréal	Remembering Our Children: Commemorating Lives Lost at Residential Schools	$10,000	Montréal
Centre de santé Tshukuminu Kanani	Marche et repas communautaire pour commémorer les survivants des pensionnats	$10,000	Natashquan
Centre d'innovation des premiers peuples	Portes ouvertes pour la vérité et la réconciliation	$10,000	Gatineau
Centre Mihawoso : Centre de pédiatrie sociale de Manawan	Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation	$10,000	Manawan
Communauté autochtone de Sherbrooke : 081 Kitné	Commémoration des enfants disparus, assassinés et aux survivants des pensionnats	$10,000	Sherbrooke
Conseil de la nation Anishnabe de Lac Simon	Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation	$10,000	Lac Simon
Conseil des Innu de Ekuanitshit	Journée nationale de la vérirté et de la réconciliation	$10,000	Mingan
Conseil des Innus de Pessamit	Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation : Ashpatishkueipan	$10,000	Pessamit
Coop de Solidarité Nitaskinan	Nikanik : vers l'horizon	$10,000	Shawinigan
Cree Nation of Eastmain	Embracing Our Spirit	$10,000	Eastmain
Cree Nation of Wemindji	Honouring the Children: Every Child Matters	$9,500	Wemindji
Guérir La Vie	2022 Eeyou Istchee Sundances	$48,000	Ouje-Bougoumou
Kahnawake Economic Development Commission	Travelling Exhibit and Memoir of the 215+ Moccasins	$10,000	Kahnawake
Kebaowek First Nation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Kebaowek
Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg	Kitigan Zibi participation in the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Maniwaki
Maison Communautaire Missinak Ressource d'hébergement et de ressourcement pour femmes autochtones et leurs familles	Commémoration Missinak	$10,000	Québec
Nation Waban-Aki Inc.	Activité Waban-Aki de la vérité et de la réconciliation	$9,750	Wôlinak
Première Nation des Abénakis de Wôlinak	Commémoration de la Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation	$10,000	Wôlinak
Réseau jeunesse des Premières Nations Québec Labrador	Wampum, un legs pour nos jeunes	$10,000	Wendake
Société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Mashteuiatsh	Voies de guérison	$10,000	Mashteuiatsh
The Native Women's Association of Canada	Commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Gatineau

Saskatchewan

Organization Name	Project Title	Amount Approved	Location
Carry The Kettle First Nation	Honouring Our Residential School Survivors	$10,000	Sintaluta
Circle Project Association Inc.	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: memorial walk and awareness event	$10,000	Regina
City of Prince Albert	"Passage Home" Unveiling Ceremony and Educational Resources	$10,000	Prince Albert
Cowessess First Nation	Honouring our Students: Residential Students Homecoming	$10,000	Cowessess
Kahkewistahaw First Nation	Musuem Exhibit: Honouring Residential and Day School Students	$9,750	Broadview
Kinistin Saulteaux Nation	Kinistin Saulteaux Nation Residential School Memorial and Unveiling Ceremony	$10,000	Tisdale
Miyawata Culture Association Inc.	Ashes and Embers	$10,000	Paynton
Montreal Lake Cree Nation	Honouring our Montreal Lake Cree Nation IRS Survivors	$10,000	Montreal Lake
Muskowekwan First Nation	Muskowekwan Honours the History: Truth and Reconciliation Day 2022	$10,000	Lestock
Nehiyawak Language Experience	Truth and Reconciliation: Cikastemaw	$9,750	Saskatoon
QBOW Child and Family Services Inc.	QBOW Elder's Healing with Horses Workshop	$10,000	Fort Qu'Appelle
Ranch Ehrlo Society	Reconciliation Path Project—Sharing Our Stories	$10,000	Pilot Butte
Red Earth First Nation	Truth and Reconciliation Cultural Encampment: Celebration of Mihhosikiwakak Nehiyawak	$10,000	Red Earth
Saskatchewan Health Authority	Four Directions Truth and Reconciliation Week	$10,000	Regina
Sherbrooke Community Society Inc.	Bringing Truth and Reconciliation to Sherbrooke	$10,000	Saskatoon
Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation	Standing Buffalo Reconciliation Day	$7,500	Fort Qu'Appelle
Thunderchild First Nation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation celebration	$10,000	Turtleford
Whitecap Dakota First Nation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	$10,000	Whitecap
Witchekan Lake First Nation	Honouring our Children that Didn't Make it Home	$10,000	Spiritwood
Yellow Quill First Nation	Day of Healing	$10,000	Yellow Quill

Yukon

Organization Name	Project Title	Amount Approved	Location
Liard First Nation	Truth and Reconciliation through Resilience Building and Community Connections	$10,000	Watson Lake

SOURCE Canadian Heritage

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