Season 5 Episode 6: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day

Sep 25, 2023

Interior Voices hosts Jade Chaboyer-Kondra, Jody Wagner, and Nicole Taylor-Sterritt recently sat down with Mary Jack, lead, strategy and accountability on the Aboriginal Partnerships team, to discuss National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. In a powerful and insightful discussion, they share how listeners can recognize the day, and learn the truth about impacts of colonization. 

This podcast includes themes related to residential school experiences. If you or someone you know requires immediate support or assistance, call a crisis line (available 24 hours, 7 days per week):

Indian Residential School Survivor Society Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419
KUU-US (Indigenous) Crisis Line: 1-800-588-8717
Métis Crisis Line: 1-833-638-4722
Interior Crisis Line Network: 1-888-353-2273

We encourage you to continue to learn, and unlearn, to move forward on the path of reconciliation.  Explore opportunities and resources to learn more:

Resources

• View the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPPA)
• Learn about the Sixties Scoop
• Read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action
• Listen to Interior Voices, Season 4, Episode 7: Orange Shirt Day/ National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with guest Kukpi7 (Chief) Willie Sellars of Williams Lake First Nation
• Read the Moose Hide Campaign’s National Day of Truth and Reconciliation guide

Our Host-Recommended Reading List:

• Glen Jack experienced the horror of Kamloops Residential Schools. He’s been trying to get people to listen for 50 years by Andrea Woo, Globe and Mail
• Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
• There, There by Tommy Orange
• Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
• 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality by Bob Joseph

Our Host-Recommended Watch List

• Webinars from the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health
• Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy, directed by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
• Survivors of the Red Brick School produced by Osoyoos Indian Band
• Little Bird

Interior Health InsideNet Resources

• Read the Indian Residential School Awareness Resource 
• View Interior Health’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day 2023 Toolkit for more information and resources
• Buy an orange shirt using the Aboriginal Vendors Guide
• Complete the Indigenous-Specific Antiracism Awareness (ISAE) series on iLearn
• View the Honoraria and Gifting Guide
• Read the Aboriginal Engagement FAQ for IH Staff
• Read the Interior Health Aboriginal Health and Wellness Strategy
• Get familiar with the Interior Health Safe Reporting Policy: it allows anyone to confidentially report anything they see as wrongdoing, including racism in the workplace.