{"id":73291,"date":"2023-06-30T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/?p=73291"},"modified":"2026-04-27T21:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:17:21","slug":"canada-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/canada-day\/","title":{"rendered":"A Thoughtful Canada Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\"  _builder_version=\"4.27.4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Thoughtful-Canada-Day-2023-Twitter.png\" box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=\"0px\" box_shadow_vertical_tablet=\"0px\" box_shadow_blur_tablet=\"40px\" box_shadow_spread_tablet=\"0px\" vertical_offset_tablet=\"0\" horizontal_offset_tablet=\"0\" z_index_tablet=\"0\" background_pattern_color=\"rgba(0,0,0,0.2)\" background_mask_color=\"#ffffff\" alt=\"A person wearing a navy blue BGC hoodie walks with four children toward a bright yellow wall covered in colorful mural art.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s make Canada Day a more meaningful and inclusive day for all Canadians\u2014one that acknowledges the past, respects the present, and works toward a more just and equitable future for Indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n<p>We have gathered some information and resources to help acknowledge Canada&#8217;s ongoing issues and work towards a better future together.<\/p>\n<p>Read BGC Canada&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/edi\/indigenous-engagement-and-reconciliation\/truth-and-reconciliation-statement\/\">Truth and Reconciliation Commitment Statement<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>ACTIONS<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/british-columbians-our-governments\/indigenous-people\/aboriginal-peoples-documents\/calls_to_action_english2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the TRC\u2019s Calls to Action<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sencanada.ca\/en\/sencaplus\/opinion\/indigenous-perspectives-on-canada-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn about different perspectives of Canada Day<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wear an orange shirt in memory of the children who did not survive residential schools<\/li>\n<li>Donate to an Indigenous organization\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irsss.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian Residential School Survivors Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legacyofhope.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legacy of Hope Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fncaringsociety.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First Nations Child &amp; Family Caring Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downiewenjack.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reconciliationcanada.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reconciliation Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Talk to your children about residential schools\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/indiginews.com\/okanagan\/how-to-talk-to-children-about-residential-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IndigiNews resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Read a book or watch a film about one of the many Indigenous cultures on Turtle Island\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/secretpath.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secret Path<\/a> (Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfb.ca\/indigenous-cinema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigenous Cinema<\/a> (NFB)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/indigenousstorybooks.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigenous Storybooks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca\/eng\/1496255894592\/1557840487211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#IndigenousReads<\/a> (Government of Canada)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.library.utoronto.ca\/IndigenousBookClub\/podcasts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigenous Storytellers: Podcasts<\/a> (University of Toronto)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Learn about the Indigenous peoples whose land you live on\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whose.land\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whose Land<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/native-land.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Native Land<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/native-land.ca\/resources\/territory-acknowledgement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Incorporate a land acknowledgement into your event<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fly the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadiannativeflag.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigenous Canada flag<\/a>, designed by Mulidzas-Curtis Wilson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>COMMUNITY RESOURCES<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/4rsyouth.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4Rs Youth Movement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nctr.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/saskatchewan\/community\/personal-acts-reconciliation-1.5606051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Personal acts of Reconciliation<\/a> (CBC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/86d28ccd43d4be0cfc11c71a1\/files\/102bf040-e221-4953-a9ef-9f0c5efc3458\/Ally_email.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigenous Ally toolkit<\/a> (Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Strategy Network)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.library.ubc.ca\/twospiritandindigenousqueerstudies\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two-spirit and Indigenous Queer Studies<\/a> (University of British Columbia)<\/li>\n<li><em>National Indian Residential School 24-hour crisis line: 1-866-925-4419<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>EDUCATION<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ualberta.ca\/admissions-programs\/online-courses\/indigenous-canada\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigenous Canada<\/a> (University of Alberta)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fnuniv.ca\/partnerships\/reconciliation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nisitohtamowin \u14c2\u14ef\u1450\u1426\u1455\u14a7\u1403\u1427\u1423 An Introduction to Understanding Indigenous Perspectives in Canada<\/a> (First Nations University of Canada)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s make Canada Day a more meaningful and inclusive day for all Canadians\u2014one that acknowledges the past, respects the present, and works toward a more just and equitable future for Indigenous peoples. 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