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Special Recognition Days

The DCDSB acknowledges and/or promotes the following special recognition days or events related to Indigenous Education in the 2021-2022 school year.

Orange Shirt Day - September 30
Treaties Recognition Week - November 1-5
International Inuit Day - November 7
National Indigenous Veterans Day - November 8
Rock your Mocs Week - November 14 -20
Louis Riel Day - November 16
Moose Hide Campaign Day - February 11
Louis Riel Day - February 21
National Indigenous Languages Day - March 31
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) - May 5
Indigenous Peoples History Month - The month of June
National Indigenous Peoples Day - June 21
Nunavut Day - July 9

Facts about Durham Region

There are over 12,000 Indigenous peoples currently living within Durham Region as of the 2016 census, which is an increase by 3000 people since 2011.
There is archeological proof of Indigenous peoples living here for over 14,000 years and oral history states that Indigenous peoples have called this land home since time immemorial.
Link to a CTV News article about a historical tool found recently in Edmonton.
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibway language) is the traditional language of this territory. There are 5 dialects of Ojibway, including the Mississauga dialect.
Mississauga peoples are part of the larger Anishinaabek nation.

Book Suggestion List for Primary and Elementary Students

Book Suggestion List for Secondary Students and Adults

Broken Circle: The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools: A Memoir - Theodore Fontaine
They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School - Bev Sellars
Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues in Canada - Chelsea Vowel
Genocidal Love: A Life After Residential School - Bevann Fox
The Reason You Walk - Wab Kinew
The Education of Augie Merasty - Joseph Auguste Merasty
A Knock on the Door: The Essential History of Residential Schools - Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Final Report by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada - Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Five Little Indians - Michelle Good
Dear Canada: These Are My Words - Ruby Slipperjack