The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a new Keepsake ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Thursday. The face of the keepsake reads “Every Child Matters” surrounded by small footprints facing counter-clockwise. Survivor Eugene Arcand says to him, the feet represent the heartache caused by Residential Schools adding that “when things change, the feet will travel the other way.” The Truth and Reconciliation Keepsake helps educate Canadians about the intergenerational impacts of Residential, Day and Boarding schools, and net proceeds from the sale of each keepsake will be donated to the Na-mi-quai-ni-mak Community Support Fund.
- Here’s who gets the Sept. 30 holiday off in Ontario
- N.B. to observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30