The Southern Chiefs’ Organization is pleased to share information about upcoming activities taking place across Manitoba leading up to and taking place on the 2024 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30. Please note that September 30 is also known as Orange Shirt Day.
To add an event or update information on this page, email: media@scoinc.mb.ca
September 23 to 27: Free Lunch and learn
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation is offering free, virtual lunch and learn sessions leading up to the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation.
The daily, 50-minute sessions will feature a variety of speakers and give Canadians the opportunity to ask questions and engage in conversation.
Topics include:
- September 23: Health related impacts of the residential school system.
- September 24: Allyship and confronting unconscious bias.
- September 25: Impacts and addressing Indigenous identity fraud.
- September 26: A community perspective of United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
- September 27: How do we address the barriers to reconciliation?
To learn more and sign up for these sessions, visit: Lunch and Learns – Truth and Reconciliation Week (nctr.ca)
September 27: Blue Bombers Orange Shirt Game
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will be hosting an Orange Shirt Game on Friday, September 27 at 7 pm at the Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg.
Fans are encouraged to wear their orange, Blue Bombers gear or shirts. There will be an Indigenous opening ceremony and a halftime show.
Purchase your game ticket at: Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Edmonton Elks Tickets Sep 27, 2024 Winnipeg, MB | Ticketmaster
September 28
Honouring Ceremony at Turtle Lodge
The Turtle Lodge will be hosting an event to honour Anishinaabe artist Henry “Chopper” Guimond and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen for their collaboration on Astronaut Hansen’s Seven Sacred Laws Artemis II Mission Patch.
The event will be held on Saturday September 28, 2024 at 11 am in Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba.
All are welcome! Please bring a dish to share for the Potluck Lunch Feast.
Contact Turtle Lodge with any questions at theturtlelodge@gmail.com
Click here for event poster.
Reconciliation Run: Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation
The 2024 Reconciliation Run will take place on September 28.
The run, which is a half marathon (21.1 kilometres in length), will start at 9 am at the ruins of the original former Birtle Residential School, and conclude on Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation.
Once all participants have made it back to Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation, community members, volunteers, and participants are invited to a community gathering and feast.
For more information, visit: https://www.reconciliationrun.ca/in-personreconciliationrun
September 28 to 30: Manitoba Museum Events
The Manitoba Museum is hosting Every Child Matters events for Orange Shirt Day on September 28 to 30 from 10 am to 4 pm each day.
The event will be held at the Manitoba Museum (190 Rupert Ave, Winnipeg) with free admission.
To learn more about the event, visit: Manitoba Museum honours National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Manitoba Museum
September 29: The Colour Orange Event
Join Anish Corporation and Pineridge Hollow for an evening Honouring Truth & Reconciliation – an Indigenous Art Gallery in The Forest Pineridge Hollow. Featuring local Indigenous artists, culture and community to honour the Residential School Survivors and their families.
Date: Sunday, September 29, 2024
Time: 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Pineridge Hollow
Click here to see the event poster.
September 30
Wa-Say Healing Centre 4th Annual Orange Shirt Day Healing Walk and Pow Wow: Winnipeg
The Orange Shirt Day Healing Walk and Pow Wow will be held on September 30 to remember the children that didn’t make it home and honor the Survivors and their families.
Participants are asked to meet at the Oodena Circle at the Forks for a pipe ceremony at 10 am. The healing walk will begin at 11 am and make its way through downtown Winnipeg to the Canada Life Centre for the Orange Shirt Day Pow Wow.
For more information, visit: Orange Shirt Day 2024 – Wa-Say Healing Centre
Click here to view event poster.
National Truth and Reconciliation Pow Wow
The Sagkeeng Health Centre is holding a pow wow from 12 pm to 8 pm on September 30 at the Sagkeeng Anicinabe First Nation pow wow arbour.
The event is to recognize National Truth and Reconciliation Day and in honour of Indian residential school and Indian day school Survivors.
There will be a community feast at 5 pm.
Click here to view the event poster.
Ever Child Matters Youth Gathering
The Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre is hosting their 4th Annual Every Child Matters Youth Gathering on September 30, 2024. Join a morning of ceremony, teachings, and activities to acknowledge and honour the role youth play in carrying our cultures and stories forward to inspire reconciliACTION.
When: September 30 (morning event)
Where: Gathering Place for Truth & Reconciliation (445 King Street, Winnipeg)
All are welcome to this FREE Event. Lunch is provided, and bus tickets are available for those attending the Healing Walk hosted by Wa-Say.
Click here for event poster.
WAG: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Event
The Winnipeg Art Gallery will be partnering with Hey Cuzzin! to honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30.
Featuring Chāpān Teachings—The Ways of Our Grandparents / Great Grandparents, this event is made up of staff and volunteers from Bear Clan Patrol, Blue Thunderbird Family Care, Centre de Santé, Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute, Jessie Home Inc, Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities, Manitoba Moon Voices, Neecheewam Inc, Pitikwe Skatepark, sākihiwē festival, Winnipeg Art Gallery, and Women’s Health Clinic. For more details, visit: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation » WAG
NIRSM: Orange Shirt Day Event
The National Indigenous Residential School Museum of Canada (NIRSM) will be hosting an Orange Shirt Day event on September 30 at 212-5000 Crescent Road West in Portage la Prairie.
The plan for the event is as followed:
- 9:30 am: Reconciliation/Honor Walk
- 10:00 am: Opening Prayer and Ceremony
- 11:00 am: Welcoming Remarks – Guest Speaker
- 12:00 pm: Lunch
- 1:00-3:00 pm: Events
There will be a series of children activities held at the event, including painting, cultural teachings, bouncy castles, bouncy bumper balls and more.
The event is an opportunity for people to learn, share, heal and move forward.
Click here for the event poster.
To learn more about the event, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/1259042642174894/?ref=newsfeed
September 30 to October 4: Brandon Truth and Reconciliation Week
The Riverbank Discovery Centre in Brandon, Manitoba, is holding various events for the week of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on their grounds.
• September 30, 12:00 PM: Orange Shirt Day Walk
• October 4, All Day: Sisters in Spirit Healing by the River day-long event to celebrate Indigenous traditions and offer a space for healing and reflection.
To learn more about these activities, see the event poster here.
