National Day for Truth and Reconciliation takes place on September 30^th.

This day honours the lost children and survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Public commemoration of this painful history and its ongoing impacts on Indigenous communities is an important part of the reconciliation process.

As health care practitioners, we encourage you to review the Indigenous Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility, and Anti-racism standard governing our practice and take a few minutes to watch this video series on delivering culturally safe care (developed jointly by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC and the BC College of Nurses and Midwives).

The BC Emergency Medicine Network office will be closed on September 30, in the spirit of reconciliation. Join us in honouring this day through personal reflection and learning, or by participating in Orange Shirt Day events across the province.

Learning Resources

• Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at UBC Faculty of Medicine
• iCON Indigenous Project (interCultural Online Health Network)
• We Are Children of Indian Residential School Survivors: Awakening Our Spirits, Our Purpose & Our Confidence
• In Plain Sight Report: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in BC Health Care
• Healing & Wellness Resources (UBC Faculty of Medicine)
• Indigenous Health (UBC Faculty of Medicine)
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Government of BC)

Events

• UBC Faculty of Medicine 2022 Commemorative Event for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Orange Shirt Day
• Orange Shirt Day at UBC (Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre)
• Orange Shirt Day: Every Child Matters