Photo Gallery: Truth and Reconciliation Day

By Canadian Press on September 30, 2025.

Canadians marked the fifth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Tuesday, a day meant to reflect on the legacy of residential schools.

The residential school era is the period between 1857 and 1996 when 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend church-run, government-funded schools.

They were barred from speaking their languages in institutions often rife with abuse and located far away from their families and communities.

An estimated 6,000 children died while attending the schools, although experts say the actual number could be much higher.

Sept. 30, known as Orange Shirt Day or the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, is meant to honour survivors and those who never came home.

Here are some scenes from events across the country.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 30, 2025.

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