Colonialism
Orange Shirt Day at UVic
Symposium is first for UVic's Canada 150
A community response to the TRC
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During the week of Sept. 25-30, many UVic faculty, staff and students will wear orange shirts to show respect for residential school survivors and their families, and a commitment
to the principle that every child matters.
The presentation of the first-ever translations in the local Indigenous languages of the original Douglas Treaties of the colony of Vancouver Island is a pivotal element in a
historic event taking place Feb. 24-26 in Victoria as part of UVic's Canada 150 celebrations.
This year, a week-long celebration in sunny Ottawa marked the formal conclusion of a six-year nation-wide process. June 2015 brought the unveiling of the final report of the Truth
and Reconciliation Commission’s work and the issuing of 94 recommende…