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A collective of Indigenous/POC women, 2S, and Non-Binary folk focused on bringing awareness to Indigenous groups and rights around the world. 🌎✨

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We are still thinking about Indigenous Peoples Day and all that was taken — and continues to be taken — from them.

Trump says the “plundering” of statues of Christopher Columbus will end, but we’d like to ask him who really did all of the plundering and why he continues to idolize predators? Well, we all know the answer to that one…

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On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we want to name the gap between the mental health care Indigenous families need and the culturally informed services they can actually access. Generational trauma shapes how children see the world and who they trust when they walk into your classroom, and school systems never built space for those experiences.

We also want to name the resilience. As trauma-informed educators, we know that trauma passes through generations, and so do strength and the capacity to heal. Indigenous families continue to break cycles and create new patterns of connection and care.

All children and adults deserve spaces to heal.

We are here to support you and your community. Comment “MENTAL HEALTH” for the link to our free guide, Beyond Awareness: BIPOC Mental Health, Cultural Stigma, and a Way Forward. 💜🔗
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#indigenouspeoplesday #generationaltrauma #bipocmentalhealth #indigenouspeople #bipochealing

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Learn how to be a better ally/advocate for Indigenous communities 🧡

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This Indigenous Peoples' Day, never forget the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women epidemic of violence against Indigenous women in Canada, the United States, and Latin America. The effects of colonization and genocide are still evident.
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#indigenouspeoplesday #mmiw #neverforget #fyp #explorepage

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Back to the basics
#culture#tradition#rootsandculture#indegineouspeoplesday

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Orange Shirt Day 🧡
Today we remember and honor indigenous children who have gone through the residential school system.

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🧡 **Every Child Matters**

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and I want to use this space to share a voice worth listening to: author **Shreya Shah** and their piece on The Indigenous Foundation

**What is Truth and Reconciliation?**
For more than a century, Indigenous children in Canada were taken from their families and sent to residential schools. The system was designed to erase their languages, cultures, and identities.

Around 150,000 First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children were affected. The last school didn’t close until 1996.

Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission spent years listening to survivors. In 2015 it released 94 Calls to Action, covering areas like education, child welfare, health, and justice.

**Why does it matter?**
Truth comes before reconciliation. We can’t move forward without acknowledging what happened and how it still affects Indigenous communities today. Reconciliation isn’t a single day or a single post. It’s an ongoing practice of learning, listening, and taking action.

**What you can do today:**
🧡 Wear orange and learn the story behind Orange Shirt Day
📚 Read Indigenous authors
💛 Support @theindigenousfoundation link in bio
🗣️ Read the 94 Calls to Action and see which ones connect to your community

Honour the survivors. Remember the children who never came home. Keep learning.

#EveryChildMatters #TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay #NDTR #ReadIndigenous ShreyaShah IndigenousVoices

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𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, a day to remember the children, families and communities affected by the Indian Residential Schools.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼?

Education is power. Educate yourself on Indigenous history and culture. Attend local gatherings. Support Indigenous artists, businesses and events. Have conversations. Listen. Learn. Not just for one day, but every day.

On September 30th, wear orange to remember the children who never made it home. 🧡

Here are some informative social media accounts to consider giving a follow:

@theindigenousfoundation
@indigyouthroots
@earth_daughters
@yellowheadinstitute

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Reminder to wear your orange shirts tomorrow 🧡🧡🧡

Need one? Support the @orangeshirtsociety

Follow @theindigenousfoundation & @breazieboozhoo for more content like this 🩵

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#orangeshirtday #everchildmatters #orangeshirt #indigenoushistory #indigenouspodcast

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From @theindigenousfoundation :

"Also known as Orange Shirt Day, National Day for Truth + Reconciliation honour the Indigenous children that were taken away through the Residential “School” System, and their families and communities.

It is a day to raise awareness of the horrific experiences many Indigenous people had in Residential “Schools,” as well as the legacy of this system.

It is a moment to recognize not only historic harms but also the intergenerational impacts and ongoing violence Indigenous communities continue to face."

Sept. 30 should be a national holiday. So each year we close in protest + remembrance.

Because Every Child Matters 🧡

Bounty from the Boonies reopens Oct. 1 @ 10am

Please visit The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation's website for free educational resources + event listings: trw-svr.nctr.ca

The National Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419

#everychildmatters🧡 #landback #nationaldayoftruthandreconciliation

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Truth and Reconciliation is not something we should reflect on for just one day. It is about making space to listen, learn, remember, and understand the experiences and history of Indigenous communities — and carrying that learning with us beyond September 30.

Join us next week for an event focused on reflection, learning, connection, and meaningful conversation beyond the #orangeshirtday 🧡

📅 September 30, 2026
⏰ 3:30–5:30 PM
📍 CCS – The Settlement Resources Networking Hub, 3495 Lawrence Ave E, Scarborough

The afternoon will include a history and reflection segment, Pow-Wow dance presentation, facilitated conversation, traditional Snake Dance, and a Travelling Song to close the gathering.

#TruthAndReconciliation #EveryChildMatters #reconciliation

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you know i adore sparkles✨🤍

5 little pieces of the lake - one from lions point in @townofajax , some from my fav city @cityofto (@ontrillium park & @toronto.islands ), and from one of my favourite ontario towns, @experiencecobourg .

5 clips and yet the water looks different from every shore, but it has the same sparkly pull every time.

if you know me, you know i love collecting and knowing bits and pieces of history about things i like, that said, what about this beautiful lake?🤍✨

i love knowing that even the name we call it carries a much older story. ontario comes from an Indigenous word associated with the lake, often understood as “great lake” or “beautiful lake.” long before the towns along its shores, before roads and marinas and little weekend trips, this lake was part of the homelands, routes and lives of Indigenous peoples who have known these waters for thousands of years. long before i wrote this, long before you read this🧡🪶

the lake itself is ancient in a way that makes you feel very small. glaciers shaped this basin thousands of years ago, and as the ice retreated, the landscape slowly became the shoreline we recognise today. what looks like a peaceful afternoon of sunlight on water is really the latest little moment in an unimaginably long story.

you can stand there doing absolutely nothing, watching the light move across the water, and still feel as though you are looking at something that has been here long before you and will remain long after the afternoon is over.

sometimes a lake isnt just a lake.

sometimes it is a reminder of how briefly we get to be here. 🌊

@ontariotravel 🇨🇦

#ontario #thegreatlake #cobourg #toronto #ajax

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