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Ways to recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation takes place each year on September 30. There are several opportunities to mark the day at UFV and the Fraser Valley region. Some events are held on September 30, and others will be on days leading up to the statutory holiday.

This day provides an opportunity to honour the children who never returned home from residential schools, survivors, their families, and Indigenous communities who continue to carry the impacts of these histories. These events provide an opportunity to come together in a spirit of learning, reflection, relationship-building, and reconciliation. Members of the UFV community are invited to come together in a spirit of learning, reflection, relationship-building, and reconciliation.

UFV and community events


UFV Teaching and Learning and Xwexwílmexwawt, Stó:lō totí:lt
Tues, Sept 29
Noon-2 pm, with a Reconciliation Lunch event after from 12-1:30pm potluck lunch provided by non-Indigenous allies)
Evered Hall
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Sept 29 | Reconcili-Action Lunch and Sharing
12–1:30 pm | UFV Abbotsford campus
Visit the event webpage for more information. 

 

Sept 30 | Truth and Reconciliation Gathering
9 am–4 pm | South Bonson Community Centre, Banquet Hall, Pitt Meadows
Please contact Tery Kozma-Gahwiler, Xwexwílmexwawt/Indigenous Student Centre at Tery.Kozma@ufv.ca. 

Sept 30 | Bridging Hearts Event At Coqualeetza Grounds
10 am-2 pm
Coqualeetza Grounds, Chilliwackbb
https://www.stolonation.bc.ca/resource/bridging-hearts


Wed, Sept 30 | Truth and Reconciliation Event: a special cultural sharing with the Pil’alt Canoe Family
2-3 pm
Greenacre Farms
https://www.greendaleacres.ca


Wed, Sept 30 | Walking the Path of Truth and Reconciation — Stetís ímexstowx
Wed, Sept 30
10 am-3:30 pm
Abbotsford Civic Plaza 32388 Veterans Way
https://stetisimexstowx.ca/our-time-together/


Wed, Sept 30 | Walk for Truth & Reconciliation hosted by Semiahmoo First Nation
Wed, Sept 30
11 am-2 pm
Semiahmoo Park (15782 Marine Drive, White Rock)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1034054184233356/posts/1868497710788995/

Wed, Sept 30 | Screening of Common Territory 
12 –1:30 pm | High Street Cineplex Theatre, Abbotsford 

 Wed, Sept 30 | Truth and Reconciliation Gathering
4 pm | 43101 Leq’a:mel Way, Deroche 

  • Please contact Tery Kozma-Gahwiler, Xwexwílmexwawt/Indigenous Student Centre at Tery.Kozma@ufv.ca.
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