Oshawa mayor calls for year-round action on reconciliation

In a statement posted September 29 for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, Oshawa Mayor Carter urged residents to continue learning about residential-school history and its enduring impacts beyond September 30. The statement honours Survivors, their families and communities, and the children who never returned home.

The statement describes work by City Council and staff to continue learning and seek ways to support Indigenous practices within City facilities. It also says Oshawa hosted its third annual Indigenous Cultural Celebration at Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park and continues building relationships with Indigenous communities, artists, vendors, facilitators and partners.

The City says new land-acknowledgement signs at City facilities and City Hall feature artwork by David Beaucage Johnson. In the statement, Mayor Carter describes reconciliation as ongoing and calls for respectful relationships and purposeful action throughout the year.

Source: City of Oshawa — https://www.oshawa.ca/news/posts/statement-from-mayor-carter-on-the-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-and-orange-shirt-day