What happened at Residential Schools: a primer

<p>#TruthandReconciliationDay |</p><p>September 30, 2021 is the first <strong>National Day for Truth and Reconciliation</strong> here in Canada, and we all have a part to play in educating ourselves and spreading the message.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>This is an overview of how Residential Schools came to be and what happened, and below are some recommended resources for further learning.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Recommended listening:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/residential-schools/id1499122039" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Residential Schools Historica Canada </a>podcast</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/missing-murdered-finding-cleo/id1166556648" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Missing &amp; Murdered: Finding Cleo</a> by CBC Podcasts</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow-up reading:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://nctr.ca/records/reports/#trc-reports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Truth and Reconciliation report</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/survivor-offers-advice-on-how-to-honour-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-1.5601122" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Survivor offers advice on how to honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation</a> - CTV News</p><p><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/residential-schools" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read some more survivor stories</a> - CTV News</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Causes to donate to:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.irsss.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Indian Residential School Survivors Society</a></p><p><a href="https://fncaringsociety.com/welcome" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">First Nations Child and Family Caring Society</a></p><p><a href="https://www.itk.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami</a></p><p><a href="https://www.indigenousfriends.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Indigenous Friends association</a></p><p>Ther