National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Recognition of the day is one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's 94 Calls to Action that Dalhousie honors, and the university will be closed ...

Injustices and inequities that have been created over the past 500 years of contact with the new immigrants, the French and British, are challenging, nuanced and take time — but Dal remains committed. - Although small and slow there have been increases at Dal in Indigenous and Mi’kmaq students, staff, and faculty between the date the TRC report was published in 2015 and 2021. Dal also recognizes the important roles of our current Indigenous Canada Research Chairs. Each year on September 30, Canada marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — a statutory holiday designated by the federal government to commemorate the horrific legacy of residential schools in Canada. Orange Shirt Day, also happening Friday, adds another symbolic layer of reflection and remembrance. We see this as an important component of the reconciliation process.

If you are a student, the First Nations Centre (Roxanne Umpherville, Aboriginal Student Life Navigator 250-960-5010) and UNBC Counselling Services (250-960-6369) ...

Relationships are key in the journey towards truth and reconciliation. - The Kermode Friendship Society is hosting a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation commemorative totem pole raising at 11:00 a.m. and a moment of silence at 2:15 p.m.. John, followed by a walk and BBQ. Winadzi’s piece depicts both the atrocities of residential school experiences and the remarkable strength and resilience of Survivors. to acknowledge the 215 unmarked graves located at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. This fall, we launched a new set of research internships and scholarships for Indigenous students, in partnership with the national not-for-profit research organization, Mitacs. The pole raising will be followed by a feast in the Terrace banquet room. Last night, a celebratory event officially marked the re-naming of the art gallery in the Teaching Lab Rotunda to the Robert Frederick Gallery. The eight free workshops are an opportunity to explore a diverse range of Indigenous topics from an Indigenous perspective. - A National Residential School Crisis Line offers emotional support and crisis referral services for residential school Survivors and their families. Daniel Sims, over the course of the fall and winter semesters.

When the new competencies were released, RN and RPN education programs were required to include the competencies in their curricula, and to demonstrate that ...

You can read more about the changes [here](/en/learn-about-standards-guidelines/magazines-newsletters/the-standard/september-2022/Updating-CNO-Code-of-Conduct/). [proposed changes to our overarching practice standard, the Code of Conduct](/en/what-is-cno/public-consultations/). The new competencies require students to know about the commission and its findings, and advocate for using Indigenous Peoples’ health knowledge and healing practices when collaborating with the client and/or Indigenous healers and Elders. CNO has ensured that all practical nursing and baccalaureate nursing programs have included this content in their entry-level programs as part of our Program Approval process. Our purpose is to protect the public by promoting safe nursing practice, and we know that inclusive and culturally aware nursing practices lead to better patient outcomes. [its final report](https://ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Volume_5_Legacy_English_Web.pdf), detailing the history of Indigenous children who were physically, sexually, psychologically and verbally abused in government boarding schools.