Schools across Canada recently recognized National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day with events and initiatives. High school students at the Western Québec School Board prepared lesson plans to teach elementary students about residential schools. Georgian College hosted a “Sticks & Stories” event where students built lacrosse sticks while they learned about the game and its Indigenous history. The Buffalo Boys Drum Group visited King George Elementary School in Saskatchewan to teach students about Indigenous culture through activities, song and dance, and traditional storytelling; and students from Barrhead Elementary School and Barrhead Composite High School in Alberta gathered to learn about topics such as the impact of residential schools and the the values represented by the teepee. In British Columbia, School District 27 students visited the arbour at Williams Lake First Nation to hear from residential school survivors.
