Funding for Truth and Reconciliation Week events
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This article was published 28/09/2022 (1240 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Two Westman groups hosting Truth and Reconciliation Week events have received a funding boost from the Manitoba government.
The Brandon Urban Aboriginal People’s Council (BUAPC) and West Region Treaty 2 & 4 Health Services, located in Dauphin, 166 kilometres north of Brandon, were among the agencies that received the funding. The money will go toward the cost of BUAPC’s events taking place at the Riverbank Discovery Centre this week and West Region Treaty 2 & 4 Health Service’s Truth and Reconciliation commemoration event.
In total, the provincial government provided more than $370,000 in funding to support community events and programming, according to a press release sent out on Sunday, including traditional ceremonies, cultural and artistic performances and healing supports.
It’s all part of the province’s effort to support community events and promote awareness of the history and legacy of residential schools and to encourage “meaningful discussions” on past and ongoing injustices, Premier Heather Stefanson said in the release.
She added that Sept. 30, first known as Orange Shirt day and now the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, is an important day for reflection, learning, listening, healing and re-affirming the government’s “collective commitment” to working with Indigenous people and all Manitobans to advance truth and reconciliation and to move forward.
“I encourage all Manitobans to take time to reflect on our province’s past, our path forward together, and to participate in events that promote healing and relationship-building.”
The Manitoba government passed legislation in 2017 to recognize Orange Shirt Day. Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations Minister Alan Lagimodiere said in the release that the goal of the day is to encourage reflection and discussion about the trauma of residential schools on First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.
“I am honoured to announce … that we are continuing to take purposeful action on our path to reconciliation by supporting a variety of initiatives that will support healing, learning and relationship-building.”
As part of the provincial government’s observance of the day, non-essential government offices will be closed and flags at all provincial government buildings will be lowered to half-mast. The Legislative Building and Memorial Park fountain in Winnipeg will be lit up with orange lights, and all Manitoba schools will be closed.
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