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Blue Jays baseball, Truth and Reconciliation, and playoffs ahead
I don’t post about sports very often (unless you count running, that is), and I’m not sure I’ve ever posted two days in a row, but last night’s Blue Jays game was too much fun not to share. Maybe I … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, Blue Jays, Canada, Dolores Naponse, MLB Playoffs, Orange Shirt Day, Truth and Reconciliation, Tsuaki Marule
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It’s baby steps, I know, but Orange Shirt Day is making a difference
Today, September 30, is Orange Shirt Day in Canada. (OK, it’s officially called National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.) This special day of learning and reflection about the enduring devastating impacts of the Residential Schools imposed upon Indigenous children (and … Continue reading
Today – Summer Solstice – is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada
National Indigenous Peoples Day is an important day in Canada, one in which Indigenous peoples celebrate their heritage and non-Indigenous Canadians are encouraged to reflect on the critical importance of turning around the devastation the effects of colonialism have had … Continue reading
Orange Shirt Day has a new name
Orange Shirt Day began in 2013 as a day for all Canadians to reflect on Canada’s long and painful history of the Residential School System, of forcibly removing Indigenous children from their homes and taking them to Residential Schools far … Continue reading
A different kind of Canada Day
As I’ve expressed on previous Canada Days, Canada is my country by choice, and I feel privileged and proud to be able to celebrate it every year. But, as I’ve been posting during this month now past of Indigenous History … Continue reading
Today is Orange Shirt Day in Canada. Why?
Today, September 30, is Orange Shirt Day in Canada. Orange Shirt Day was inaugurated in 2013 with the goal of increasing awareness of Canada’s history of the indigenous residential school system, a history which is painfully in need of recognition … Continue reading
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