29 Sep September 30th: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — E’tasiw Mijua’ji’j Mekite’tasit Day
On September 30th, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we encourage all Canadians to learn about residential schools and the lasting impacts they have on Indigenous people. We honour and uphold the truths of Residential School Survivors and encourage you to learn their stories, as we move towards Indigenous healing and reconciliation.
September 30th is also Orange Shirt Day, which promotes awareness of the intergenerational impacts that Residential Schools had on individuals, families and communities. AICH centres our work on Indigenous youth and child health and wellbeing, and on this day, we ask you to reflect on the many children who were deeply harmed by Canada’s residential school system, as well as the ongoing impacts that this policy, and other colonial policies have on Indigenous peoples.
AICH is committed to fulfilling the National Commission for Truth and Reconciliation’s recommendations through our community-led clinical research on improving Indigenous youth and child healthcare and through our cultural safety and research ethics courses with have objectives of creating safer healthcare for Indigenous peoples.
Check out our video which shares reflections from our collaborators on the importance of Truth and Reconciliation, and more information on AICH’s work.
You may also review a recent journal article, “Etuaptmumk: Cultural Foundations of Two-Eyed Seeing for Conducting L’nu Research in Mi’kma’ki” (2025) published by our Co-Principal Investigator, Dr. John R. Sylliboy, which discusses the cultural methodology of Etuaptmumk or “Two-Eyed Seeing” guiding our L’nu research in Mi’kma’ki.