This is Truth and Reconciliation Week in the Northern Health Region, across the province and across the country.

Bruce Krentz, Health Promotion Coordinator with the NHR, shares the significance of the week.

“We pause to remember the children who never returned home, the survivors of Residential Schools, and the families and communities that continue to live with the impact of Colonialism and systemic racism.”   

Krentz said the health care system is guided by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action, not only to strive to build a better health system but a better community.

This coming Tuesday is September 30th, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day.

Krentz added that more resources are available at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation website at nctr.ca.