Every child matters
24 September 2024
Every year, the Campus Saint-Jean community remembers the experiences and loss of thousands of children stolen from their families and placed in residential schools.
We pay tribute to those who never returned.
This year, Campus Saint-Jean is organizing a half-day of activities on Tuesday, October 1, as Monday, September 30 is a holiday. We invite members of the community to wear an orange shirt on this day.
NB: Pop-up sale of orange shirts at Campus Saint-Jean by the University of Alberta Bookstore on Thursday, September 26, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at the MCM Student Lounge. Please note: payment by debit/credit card only.
Programming
Angelina Yellowbird is organizing a series of activities with Student Services and AUFSJ for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
- 9:00 am: Welcome
- 9:05 am: Prayer and Smudge
- 9:15 am: Welcome
- 9:20 to 10:30 am: Presentations
- History of Orange Shirt Day
- Calls to action, government reconciliation efforts, and success stories and survivor stories from the Aboriginal community
- 10:40 am: Medicine wheel session with students
- 11:20 am: Lunch begins
- 12:00 pm: End of event