A snapshot of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Montreal

On Thursday, communities across the Montreal area gathered for a historic event: Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Thousands of Montrealers assembled Thursday in honour of residential school victims and survivors.

In the early afternoon, an enormous crowd gathered for the "Every Child Matters" march at Place du Canada for speeches and a ceremony before making its way to Place des Arts.

The legacy of residential schools has touched the lives of countless Indigenous people across the country, one of them being marcher Malcom Weistche.