Canada’s 1st National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Canada’s 1st National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 


加拿大的第一个全国真相与和解纪念日 

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September 30, 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

2021年9月30日是加拿大第一个 "全国真相与和解日"。

The day honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.

这一天是为了纪念走失的儿童和寄宿学校的幸存者、他们的家庭和群体。公开纪念寄宿学校的悲痛历史和持续的影响是推进和解进程的重要组成部分。

Both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day take place on September 30.

全国真相与和解日,橙色衬衫日都在9月30日举行。

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On September 30, you will see many people wearing Orange shirts. This is to raise awareness and to honour our Indigenous Community.

在9月30日,我们会看到许多人穿着橙色衣服。这是为了提高人们的认识,也是向原住民致敬。

As our class will be held on First Nations land during this new day, we will be exploring the three different types of Indigenous People here in Canada. We will be learning about the First Nations, Inuit and Metis People.

我们的课程也会去到第一民族的地区,我们将探索加拿大的三种不同类型的原住民,学习关于第一民族、因纽特人和梅蒂人的知识。





Book Recommendation

图书推荐

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The Sharing Circle By Theresa Larsen-Jonasson

      《共享圈》   Theresa Larsen-Jonasson 著

This semester we will be focusing on our global community and how we can celebrate that. This includes Canada’s diverse community too.  This is the first time all children of Canada will be experiencing this National Day. Ecocation will be learning about the ways of our indigenous peoples resolve conflict by reading and learning about this book.

本学期我们将重点了解全球社区,以及如何庆祝不同地区的节日。这也包括了加拿大的多元化社区。这是所有加拿大儿童第一次经历这个全国纪念日。Ecocation将通过阅读和学习这本书来了解原住民解决冲突的方式。

This book is about two red foxes that have an argument which breaks apart their community. A gentle buffalo decides to take a braid of sweetgrass to a local elder and asks her to help with a sharing circle for all the animals.

这本书讲述了两只红狐狸发生争执,致使他们的社区分裂。一头温顺的水牛决定带着一束甜草去找当地的长老,请她帮忙建立一个所有动物的共享圈的故事。








Early Years Ecocation