National Truth and Reconciliation Day

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Truth_and_Reconciliation_Day
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monument
gptkb:public_holiday
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Orange_Shirt_Day
gptkbp:category September observances
Canadian observances
gptkbp:colourSymbol gptkb:orange
gptkbp:commemorates Indigenous children lost to residential schools
survivors of residential schools
families and communities affected by residential schools
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:dateObserved September 30
gptkbp:established 2021
gptkbp:firstObserved 2021
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Truth and Reconciliation Day
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Bill_C-5
gptkbp:notPublicHolidayIn gptkb:Alberta
gptkb:Ontario
gptkb:Quebec
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Orange_Shirt_Day_movement
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn gptkb:government
several Canadian provinces and territories
gptkbp:purpose honour survivors of Canadian Indian residential schools
raise awareness of the legacy of residential schools
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Government_of_Canada
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Truth_and_Reconciliation_Commission_of_Canada
Indigenous people
gptkbp:symbol orange shirt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Truth_and_Reconciliation_Commission_of_Canada
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5