Image: The Manitoba Teachers’ Society. The National Day of Truth and Reconciliation is both a federal and provincial statutory holiday in Manitoba.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation honours the lost Indigenous children, residential school survivors, and all the lives and communities affected by the Indian residential school system in Canada.

The winning design for Orange Shirt Day 2021 from Shayne Hommy, First Nation Cree student in Grade 11 at South Peace Secondary School, Dawson Creek, British Columbia — Photo: tolko.com. Manitoba schools commemorated Orange Shirt Day yesterday and are closed today, freeing students and staff to participate in National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day activities in their communities.

Today the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network offers a full day of programming to raise awareness about the significance and meaning of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. APTN is the World's First National Indigenous Broadcaster.

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