This is an archived event from Culture Days 2025.
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Orange Shirt Day - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
In-person
Truth and Reconciliation IndigenousDate and time
Location
The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland
750 9 Avenue SE
Calgary, AB
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Will have a sign language interpreter, has gender-neutral washrooms, wheelchair accessible, and offers closed captioning or subtitles.
About
Join us to commemorate Indian residential school victims, honour survivors and their families, and commit to acting on reconciliation. Remembering the Children.
Tuesday, Sept. 30, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. at The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland,
750 9 Ave. S.E., Calgary, AB
Enjoy presentations from various speakers, including the Mayor, Indigenous Elders and school board representatives at The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland (previously Fort Calgary). A blessing from an Elder will start the event and Indigenous dancers will entertain during.
Everyone is strongly encouraged to wear orange as a sign of support and to honour the children who didn't return from residential schools across the country.
Join us for a live broadcast on Sept. 30 at 9 a.m. The livestream will be available on our YouTube channel at the link below: https://www.calgary.ca/events/orange-shirt-day.html
Links
- Orange Shirt Day calgary.ca
Organizer
The City of Calgary
The City of Calgary, https://www.calgary.ca/home.html