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 25: Honouring Dr. Elder Mary Courchene
Celebrate Elder Mary Courchene’s enduring legacy in education on Wednesday, September 25 starting at 6 pm at the Seven Oaks Performing Arts Centre (711 Jefferson Ave).
The event will feature Coco Ray Stevenson with special guests Kevin Chief and Norman Chief Memorial Dancers, Leonard Podolak, The Wrigley Brothers (aka Double the Trouble) and Sweet Alibi.
- Doors Open: 6:00 pm – wine and cheese reception
- Event Starts: 7:00 pm – performances start
Ticket proceeds and donations in support of the Elder Mary Courchene Pow Wow Scholarship Fund.
You can purchase tickets for $25 at: Seven Oaks Education Foundation – Seven Oaks School Division (7oaks.org)
Click here for event poster.
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
Waywayseecappo First Nation: Truth and Reconciliation Walk
Waywayseecappo First Nation is hosting a walk for awareness of Truth and Reconciliation and to honour the Every Child Matters movement!
- Date: Friday, September 27, 2024
- Time: 11 am start
- Location: meet at the Waywayseecappo Arena Complex
There be 500 shirts given out and will be a free barbeque after the walk.
Click here for the event poster.
Sergeant Tommy Prince School: Orange T-Shirt Walk
The Sergeant Tommy Prince School is hosting an Orange T-Shirt Walk in recognition Orange Shirt Day and the Nation Day of Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th.
The walk will begin at the Sergeant Tommy Prince School Baseball Field at 10:30 am.
There will be unveiling of their new Orange Shirt and a barbeque following the walk.
Click here for the poster.
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
Honouring the Truth: Minnedosa Reconciliation Event
Minnedosa invites you to a day of learning, reflection, and community as we honour the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.
The event will feature live music, a powwow demonstration, an Indigenous market, and opportunities to connect with each other.
- Date: September 28, 2024
- Time: 11 am – 5 pm
- Location: Squirrel Hills Trail Pavilion
All are welcome!
Click here for the event poster.
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 29 to 30: Assiniboia Residential School Reunion 2024 & 4th Annual Memorial Event
Assiniboia Residential School (ARS) is welcoming Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors for a two-day reunion and memorial event from September 29th to 30th.
2024 Reunion – Sunday, September 29th
- Survivor’s Breakfast – 8 am at the Wyndham Garden Hotel, 460 Madison Street
- Survivor Strategic Planning Forum – 9:30am at the Wyndham Garden Hotel, 460 Madison Street
- Monument & Classroom Tours – 11 am to 2 pm at 621 Academy Road
- Gala Dinner – 5pm at the Wyndham Garden Hotel, 460 Madison Street
- Survivors, Intergenerational Survivors & Dignitaries – dress to impress!
4th Annual Memorial Event – Monday, September 30th
- Ceremony & Speeches – 10 am at 621 Academy Road
- Food & Refreshments – 12 pm at 621 Academy Road
- Video Recording & Archive Work – 12 pm to 4 pm at 621 Academy Road
The Legacy Group is producing a documentary film about the Assiniboia Residential School Monument and Gathering Place. Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors are encouraged to share stories on-camera for our video archive and to share photos or other school memorabilia that can be scanned for our digital archive.
For more information and to view the event poster, click here.
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.
Click here for the event agenda.
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.
Every 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 at 9 am
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 at 11 am.
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
Orange Shirt Day: Treaty Right to Education, Residential Schools And Reconciliation
The Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba will be offering a guest speaker event at the Agowiidiwinan Centre on September 30th from 2 PM to 4 PM.
The event will be held at the Agowiidiwinan Centre with Treaty Commissioner Loretta Ross and Elders Philip and Florence Paynter as they discuss “treaty right to education, residential schools and reconciliation.”
- Date: September 30, 2024
- When: 2 PM -4 PM
- Where: Agowiidiwinan Centre at 15 Forks Market Rd.
Email jflett@trcm.ca to register
Click here for event poster.
Lake Manitoba First Nation: Truth and Reconciliation Pow Wow
Lake Manitoba First Nation will be hosting a Truth and Reconciliation Pow Wow on September 30th starting at 11 am.
There will be drum specials, dancers in full regalia, comedians, children’s activities, and guest speakers.
All attendees wearing a orange shirt will be entered into a draw for a 50 inch TV.
For more information contact, Carrie or Derek at 204-768-2544 or the Jordan’s Principle Office at 204-768-3961.
Click here to view the event poster.
Gimli Day for Truth & Reconciliation
Gimli will be hosting a Truth and Reconciliation gathering on Monday, September 30 from 1 pm to 5 pm at the Gimli Park Pavilion.
The gathering will feature prayers, drumming, teachings, and music. There will also be free tea and bannock, along with other food services.
Click here for the full event schedule.
Virden Mural Dedication
On September 30, 2024 at 2:00 pm, the community of Virden will dedicate the town’s newest outdoor artwork located at 229 Seventh Avenue South to the Dakota Nations of the past, present and future.
In addition to the dedication ceremony, storyboards explaining key elements of the mural will be on display for review and reading.
Following the Dedication Ceremony, a reception will take place in the Sunrise Banquet Hall at 900 Fifth Avenue South.
All are welcome to attend.
Click here for the event poster.
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.
