09/30/2026
Today, on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour Residential School Survivors, their families and communities, and remember the children who never returned home. 🧡
Residential schools were part of a broader colonial system designed to separate Indigenous Peoples from their cultures, communities and lands—and to enable governments and settlers to gain control over land and resources.
That history is not disconnected from the present. Indigenous Peoples continue to face barriers to exercising their inherent, treaty and internationally recognized rights, including rights connected to their lands and waters.
Reconciliation therefore asks more of us than reflection. It requires learning about the ongoing impacts of colonialism, respecting Indigenous rights and sovereignty, and taking action to challenge the systems and structures that continue to cause harm.
At CAPE, we are taking the day off work to show up for solidarity events and reflect on how we can be stronger allies and ensure our own work does not contribute to colonialism or Indigenous erasure.
Today, we encourage everyone to take action:
🧡 Read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action.
🌱 Learn about Land Back and how Indigenous communities are reclaiming stewardship of their lands.
🔥 Learn about Indigenous fire stewardship, including cultural burning and Indigenous-led approaches to wildfire resilience.
✊ Support Indigenous-led organizations advancing climate and environmental justice.
Read our full reflection and find resources to learn and take action in our blog: https://loom.ly/S11leos.
