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Video Tag: 2026

From Roots We Rise: A Youth Gathering 2026

This 2 hour live educational gathering is a highlight of NCTR’s Truth and Reconciliation Week programming and will immerse you in the rich tapestry of Indigenous culture, music, dance, and history...

Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Keeping Inuktitut Strong: Voices of Inuit Youth and Knowledge Keepers

This video shares the voices and perspectives of Inuit youth and Knowledge Keepers as they reflect on the importance of Inuktitut, Inuit culture, and the connections between language, identity...

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Reconciliation Education

Keeping Michif Strong: Voices of Métis Youth

This video celebrates the strength and resilience of Métis culture through the voices of Métis youth and their connection to Michif language, identity, and history.

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Reconciliation Education

Fort Edmonton: Indigenous Voices and Living History

Through the Indigenous Peoples’ Experience at Fort Edmonton Park, Evert Poor, Indigenous Narrative Coordinator, shares stories that connect visitors to the histories, cultures, and values of the Indigenous Peoples...

Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Âsônamâtowin – A Sharing of Indigenous Knowledge

Until the 1950’s, Canada’s Indian Act made it illegal to practise Indigenous spiritual ceremonies. Witness the return to spiritual traditions and the Elders who are sharing...

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Reconciliation Education

Phyllis Webstad Reads Phyllis’s Orange Shirt

Phyllis Webstad reads Phyllis's Orange Shirt. Lesson Plans included.

Provided by
The Circle of Learning

Phyllis Webstad Reads The Orange Shirt Story

Phyllis Reads The Orange Shirt Story.

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The Circle of Learning

Impacts of Residential School

Students will understand how experiences in childhood can affect families for generations by exploring a Survivor’s story and identifying how love, parenting, and healing changed over time. Lesson Plans included.

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The Circle of Learning

Tsucwinucw-k (We are still here)

Phyllis Webstad teachers the word Tsucwinucw. Lesson Plans included.

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The Circle of Learning

Purpose of Orange Shirt Day

Phyllis Webstad shares the purpose of Orange Shirt Day. Lesson Plans included.

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The Circle of Learning

Phyllis Webstad Introduction

Phyllis Webstad introduces herself.

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The Circle of Learning

Indigenous Reclaim: Living Traditional Teachings and Sharing Knowledge

In this interview with Jonathan and Anna Adams of Indigenous Reclaim, they share how they learn, practice, and pass on Indigenous teachings received from Elders and family. From teepee teachings, hide tanning...

Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Stanley Hunt: Carving Truth into Memory (ASL)

Master Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) artist Stanley Hunt reflects on a lifetime dedicated to traditional art, cultural teachings, and truth-telling. Inspired by the revelations of unmarked graves at former residential schools, Stanley created a powerful monument...

Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Bimibatoo-win: Where I Ran

In 1967, residential school survivor Charlie Bittern was forced to run 80 km through a blizzard. Fifty-five years later, he retraces that journey with his family, seeking healing...

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CBC

Nēhiyawēwin: The Spirit Wants to Hear the Language

At the Sakewew High School in North Battleford, educator Celeste Tootoosis (Flying Eagle Woman) and Elder Senapan Thunder share the importance of language, culture, and the four parts of wâhkôhtowin (kinship).

Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

The Heartbeat of Powwow with Adrian and Kirra

Powwow dancer and MC Adrian LaChance and jingle dress dancer Kirra Meetoos share their knowledge of powwow dance, culture, and community through personal stories and practical teachings...

Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Creating Inclusive Spaces: Supporting Diverse Indigenous Identities

In this classroom conversation, Indigenous advocate and youth mentor Gabriel Taylor explores how to create safer, more inclusive spaces for diverse Indigenous and 2SLGBTQIA+ identities...

Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Listening to Truth: A Conversation with Elder Gary Robson

In this powerful classroom conversation at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), residential school Survivor and Elder Garry Robson shares memories of his childhood, his experiences in residential school...

Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Who Are the Inuit? Culture, History, and Identity with Braden Kadlun

In this engaging video, Braden Kudlun, Inuk author and advocate, provides an introduction to Inuit history, culture, and identity across Inuit Nunangat. From traditional values, language, food, and innovations...

Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

La Lawng Michif: Pride in Who We Are, For Our Children

In the spring of 2026, Michif language learners, mentors, Elders, and Knowledge Keepers gathered together in Banff. Through stories of cultural reconnection and intergenerational learning, participants reflected...

Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Mādahòkì Farm Celebration of Indigenous Culture

Educators at Madahòkì Farm work together to share and celebrate Indigenous cultures, languages, and identities while reflecting on the lasting impacts of colonial policies such as the Indian Act and residential schools...

Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Stanley Hunt: Carving Truth into Memory

Master Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) artist Stanley Hunt reflects on a lifetime dedicated to traditional art, cultural teachings, and truth-telling. Inspired by the revelations of unmarked graves...

Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

I Am a Survivor: David Decontie

Taken from his family at a young age, David Decontie, Survivor of St. Mary's Residential School (Kenora) and Pointe Bleue, shares the profound impact of the residential school system on his life...

Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Northern Survivors of Île-à-la-Crosse: Voices of Survival and Healing

Survivors Dwayne Desjarlais, Jerry Gardiner, and Angus Gardiner speak about the loneliness, abuse, loss, and lasting trauma they experienced within the residential school system.

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National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Northern Survivors of Île-à-la-Crosse: Reclaiming Language, Culture, and Truth

Survivors Edna Daigneault, Dwayne Desjarlais, and Robert Malboeuf reflect on life before and during residential school, sharing memories of growing up on the land, speaking their language...

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National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Northern Survivors of Île-à-la-Crosse: Stories of Strength, Loss, and Resilience

Survivors Robert Malboeuf, Dwayne Desjarlais, and Angus Gardiner share powerful memories of childhood, community, and the lasting impacts of the mission and residential school in Northern Saskatchewan...

Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Breaking the Silence: John Jones’ Journey of Healing, Leadership, and Hope

John Jones (Tseqalmit), Survivor of the Alberni Residential School, shares a deeply personal story of loss, resilience, and healing from the trauma and grief ...

Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Dennis Saddleman: From Residential School to Word Warrior

Dennis Saddleman, a Survivor of the Kamloops Residential School, shares how through sobriety, forgiveness, cultural connections, arts and poetry...

Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Dennis Saddleman: From Residential School to Word Warrior (ASL)

Dennis Saddleman, a Survivor of the Kamloops Residential School, shares how through sobriety, forgiveness, cultural connections, arts and poetry...

Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Storytime: Bannock in a Hammock (presented by Forest of Reading)

This story explores a popular traditional Indigenous food and all the many ways to eat it! Read by Riker in Calgary, Alberta.

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CBC Kids

Indigenous Oji-Cree Artist Anachnid Performs Her Song: Braids

Multidisciplinary Indigenous Oji-Cree artist Anachnid stops by the apartment to perform her song Braids for Gary the Unicorn and Joojo.

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CBC Kids

The Legend of Quanja Lake

Louie Francis explores the origins of the tales of the great serpent that is rumoured to live under Quanja Lake. Elders reveal to him that the people of Wiikwemkoong have always believed in this serpent and that it is, in fact, a water spirit, not a malevolent monster.

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Wapikoni

Kiticikicewinan

At their camp in the Abitibi woods, Émilie and Norman share a meal and their knowledge of the Anishinaabe language. Émilie is concerned that their young people are speaking French instead of Anishinaabemowin...

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Wapikoni

Speak to us in innu

Children from the Innu Nation come together to demonstrate on the streets of their community and call upon the older generations to talk to them in Innu so they can pass down the Innu language.

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Wapikoni

Anicinapemowin

This film tells the stories of the Anicinape territory’s Elders. You hear the dialects, the past, the hope, and a shared determination to revitalize the culture...

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Wapikoni