Recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the Library
Honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the library.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a time to remember the effects of residential schools for Indigenous peoples. It's a time to recommit ourselves to the work of reconciliation by remembering and learning from the past while looking toward the future. This event and film screening have been specially curated to give everyone the opportunity to learn more about the Sixties Scoop, the large-scale removal of Indigenous children from their homes, families, and communities that occurred in Canada between 1960-1980. 
Betty Ann Adam will join us at Central Library on September 30 at noon, where she'll be talking about her experience of the Sixties Scoop, from being taken away from her family to eventually being able to meet her siblings for the first time. She'll also talk about what it was like to have her story turned into the film, Meadowlarks.
To honour and remember those who were impacted by residential schools and the Sixties Scoop, this event will include an opening blessing, honour song, and a healing jingle dance.
A special screening of Meadowlarks will take place on September 24 at the RPL Film Theatre. Meadowlarks tells the story of four Indigenous siblings, separated as babies, who reunite 50 years later during a week spent in Banff.
An emotional journey handled with care, respect, and beauty — Meadowlarks will leave you in tears, hugging your family members closer.
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