09/22/2021
September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (the evolution of Orange Shirt Day), a day to educate ourselves on the tragic history of residential schools and their profound impacts on generations of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. It is a day to celebrate the powerful people and cultures that survived, and to honour and mourn the children that did not make it home.
I am a white settler on the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat people. I am committed to learning, listening and doing better by Indigenous people, today and all days. A small part of that is donating 100% of my treatment fees on Thursday, September 30th to Anishnawbe Health Foundation. is a health centre that has a huge array of programs and resources to support the physical and mental health of Indigenous individuals and families in Toronto, with a model of health care based on Indigenous culture and traditions. For decades they have been building a healthier, stronger Indigenous community by helping people to overcome barriers such as homelessness, poverty, trauma, abuse and addiction.
