Toronto marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

People attend a ceremony marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sept. 30, 2024. The annual event, also known as Orange Shirt Day, was established as a federal statutory holiday in 2021 to remember thousands of children who died while being forced to attend church-run and government-funded residential schools and reflect on the ongoing impacts on survivors, their families and communities. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

An indigenous singer performs during a ceremony marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sept. 30, 2024. The annual event, also known as Orange Shirt Day, was established as a federal statutory holiday in 2021 to remember thousands of children who died while being forced to attend church-run and government-funded residential schools and reflect on the ongoing impacts on survivors, their families and communities. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

A woman presses her handprint on a cairn during a ceremony marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sept. 30, 2024. The annual event, also known as Orange Shirt Day, was established as a federal statutory holiday in 2021 to remember thousands of children who died while being forced to attend church-run and government-funded residential schools and reflect on the ongoing impacts on survivors, their families and communities. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

(241001) — TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) — A volunteer (L) introduces the knowledge of smudging to students during an event marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Toronto, Canada, Sept. 30, 2024. The annual event, also known as Orange Shirt Day, was established as a federal statutory holiday in 2021 to remember thousands of children who died while being forced to attend church-run and government-funded residential schools and reflect on the ongoing impacts on survivors, their families and communities. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

(241001) — TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) — An event marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is held in Toronto, Canada, Sept. 30, 2024. The annual event, also known as Orange Shirt Day, was established as a federal statutory holiday in 2021 to remember thousands of children who died while being forced to attend church-run and government-funded residential schools and reflect on the ongoing impacts on survivors, their families and communities. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

(241001) — TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) — People participate in an event marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Toronto, Canada, Sept. 30, 2024. The annual event, also known as Orange Shirt Day, was established as a federal statutory holiday in 2021 to remember thousands of children who died while being forced to attend church-run and government-funded residential schools and reflect on the ongoing impacts on survivors, their families and communities. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)