National Day for Truth & Reconciliation: Resources for Learning

This resource list offers online ways to honour Survivors, remember the children who never returned home, deepen understanding, and turn learning into meaningful action.

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Education: Teaching resources and educational programs about residential school history, its ongoing legacy and reconciliation. 

Orange Shirt Society Resources: Survivor-informed guides, activities and videos for classrooms, homes and communities. 

Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action: Read the 94 Calls to Action and choose one area to explore more deeply. 

Indigenous Canada: A twelve-lesson online course from the University of Alberta Faculty of Native Studies exploring Indigenous histories and contemporary perspectives in Canada. 

B.C. Orange Shirt Day and NDTR Learning Resource Collection: A broad provincial collection organized around learning, reading, watching, listening and wellness supports. 

NCTR Adult and Teacher Resources: Browse books, films, teaching guides and other learning materials. 

Orange Shirt Society Videos: Hear Survivor voices and learn through lived experience and shared truth. 

UVic Libraries Truth and Reconciliation Guide: Explore curated research and learning resources assembled by UVic Libraries. 

B.C. Learning Resource Collection: Use the Read, Watch and Listen sections to find books, films, videos and audio resources. 

Celebrating Indigenous Culture Through Storytelling: Use this link to connect to a view dedicated playlist showcasing films, TV series and video podcasts created by, starring, and about Indigenous peoples. 

Beyond 94: CBC News Beyond 94, is a website that monitors progress on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action.