How to mark the 1st National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in the Hamilton area
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Thursday, Sept. 30 will mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
But while it's a new, federal statutory holiday, recognizing that date as significant is nothing new for Indigenous communities, which have long donned orange shirts to raise awareness of residential schools and their lasting impact.
Rick Monture is a member of the Mohawk nation, Turtle clan, from Six Nations of the Grand River and said his grandfather and uncle went to the Mohawk Institute Residential School.
A professor with McMaster University's Indigenous Studies program and author of We Share Our Matters: Two Centuries of Writing and Resistance at Six Nations of the Grand River, Monture said he's spends most days teaching so he intends to take the day to step back and let other Canadians do the work of learning about the country's history.
He also plans to spend Sept. 30 reflecting on what his family members survived and holding his one-year-old son close.
"That day, I think for us, is to celebrate our little people and community, to hold those kids that we do have that much closer and think about what other generations have been through."
CBC Hamilton spoke with him and other Indigenous community members who shared their thoughts on the meaning of the day and how others should spend it.
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