Date & time
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
10:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
10:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
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Honouring Truth, Reflecting on Impact
A Day of Learning
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This event is free.
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J.W. McConnell Building
1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
4TH SPACE
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In recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30), the Office of Indigenous Directions invites the university community to participate in a day of reflection and learning.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Final Report, a significant milestone in acknowledging the legacy of the residential school system and advancing reconciliation.
The day features two panel discussions and a keynote talk:
| Schedule | |
|---|---|
| 10:30am - 12:30pm | Residential Schools: History, Research, and Settler-Colonial Legacies with Ellen Dobrowolski, Colby Gaudet, VK Preston, Peter Gossage, and Sigwan Thivierge (moderator) |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Break |
| 1:30pm - 3:00pm | Lived Experiences and Intergenerational Impacts with Manon Tremblay, Carole Brazeau, Elder Delbert Sampson, and Iohserí:io Polson (moderator) |
| 3:00pm - 3:15pm | Break |
| 3:15pm - 4:15pm | Reconciliation: Reflections and Realities with Ghislain Picard |
In Residential Schools: History, Research, and Settler-Colonial Legacies, panelists will share insights from Concordia based research and teaching projects related to the history of residential schools. The discussion will foreground the involvement of religious institutions such as the Grey Nuns and the Jesuits in the Canadian residential school system. Panelists will address the ongoing impact of these troubling legacies, especially given the presence on campus of buildings and histories connected to these institutions.
In Lived Experiences and Intergenerational Impacts, panelists will explore the ongoing intergenerational impacts of the residential school system and will speak to their connections to this history and share perspectives on the lived experiences of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples today.
In Reconciliation: Reflections and Realities with Ghislain Picard, this timely keynote, Picard, Indigenous Governance Expert in Residence at Concordia University, will reflect on the progress made and the work that remains in the decade since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report. What has been achieved? What continues to be resisted or ignored? And what must the next 10 years hold if reconciliation is to be meaningful?
How can you participate? Join us in person or online by registering for the Zoom Meeting or watching live on YouTube.
Have questions? Send them to info.4@concordia.ca