National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2026

On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour the strength, knowledge and cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, families and communities. 

We also recognize that reconciliation requires truth. 

For generations, Indigenous children were forcibly separated from their families, communities, cultures and languages through the residential school system. We remember the children who never came home, and we honour Survivors, their families and communities. 

The legacy of residential schools did not end when the schools closed. The separation of Indigenous children from their families, kin and cultures continued through the Sixties Scoop and other child welfare policies and practices, and Indigenous children remain significantly overrepresented in the child welfare system today. The impacts of colonization have not ended. 

At Parent Support Services Society of BC, we believe that families and communities hold their own knowledge and solutions. Our work is grounded in community development. We build relationships, listen, create opportunities for people to learn from one another, and support communities to identify what they need. 

Our work with Indigenous families and communities continues to teach us how much kinship, culture and belonging matter to a child’s well-being. It has also shown us that Indigenous knowledge, leadership and lived experience must guide change. 

Today, we also recognize what has endured: languages, teachings, relationships, families and communities. 

Truth and reconciliation are not the work of one day. They require us to keep listening and learning, to act with humility, and to examine the systems and practices that continue to affect Indigenous children and families. 

We remain committed to doing that work alongside the Indigenous people and communities with whom we have the privilege of working.