The smell of sage and sweetgrass floated in the air Monday over a mostly sombre ceremony to reflect on the legacy of residential schools and remember those who survived — and the thousands who didn't.

Monday is also recognized as Orange Shirt Day, an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day recognizing the effects of residential schools.

Canada marks the fourth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation today. The day is a time to honour and remember Indigenous children who died at residential schools, the survivors, their families and communities.

Memorials abound on the fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada and in parts of the United States on Monday, Sept. 30. The federal holiday became official in 2021. Even the Canadian Football League is honoring the children who passed away in boarding schools as a way to never forget the horrors done to Native peoples during colonialism.

Canada is marking its fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday, September 30, 2024. Different organizations, companies, and

Several events will be held in and around Edmonton to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday.

Canada will commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30 as always, which falls on a Monday this year. The federal statutory holiday was implemented in 2021 and is meant to honour the children,