Let’s make Canada Day a more meaningful and inclusive day for all Canadians—one that acknowledges the past, respects the present, and works toward a more just and equitable future for Indigenous peoples.

We have gathered some information and resources to help acknowledge Canada’s ongoing issues and work towards a better future together.

Read BGC Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commitment Statement

ACTIONS

• Read the TRC’s Calls to Action
• Learn about different perspectives of Canada Day
• Wear an orange shirt in memory of the children who did not survive residential schools
• Donate to an Indigenous organization
  • Indian Residential School Survivors Society
  • Legacy of Hope Foundation
  • First Nations Child & Family Caring Society
  • Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund
  • Reconciliation Canada
• Talk to your children about residential schools
  • IndigiNews resources
• Read a book or watch a film about one of the many Indigenous cultures on Turtle Island
  • Secret Path (Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund)
  • Indigenous Cinema (NFB)
  • Indigenous Storybooks
  • #IndigenousReads (Government of Canada)
  • Indigenous Storytellers: Podcasts (University of Toronto)
• Learn about the Indigenous peoples whose land you live on
  • Whose Land
  • Native Land
• Incorporate a land acknowledgement into your event
• Fly the Indigenous Canada flag, designed by Mulidzas-Curtis Wilson

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

• 4Rs Youth Movement
• National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
• Personal acts of Reconciliation (CBC)
• Indigenous Ally toolkit (Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Strategy Network)
• Two-spirit and Indigenous Queer Studies (University of British Columbia)
• National Indian Residential School 24-hour crisis line: 1-866-925-4419

EDUCATION

• Indigenous Canada (University of Alberta)
• nisitohtamowin ᓂᓯᑐᐦᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ An Introduction to Understanding Indigenous Perspectives in Canada (First Nations University of Canada)