Intergenerational March to commemorate Orange Shirt Day

For those who took part in the march, we thank you for attending. We invite you to share your thoughts and send messages of solitary to our speakers and organizers of today’s event.

Provide Event Feedback or Messages of Solidarity to Speakers

Join us for an intergenerational march to commemorate Orange Shirt Day (OSD). Members of the UBC community, families and those in solidarity are welcome to participate. The march is intergenerational, and aims to be educational and supportive to the Indigenous community on campus and beyond. Educational activities will allow younger participants to connect with the original inhabitants of the land and plant a seed to continue these conversations about a difficult era in Canadian history at home.

Donate to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS)

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All Day Offerings

We encourage you to stop by the open area outside the UBC Bookstore to purchase food, educational materials, and t-shirts. Food trucks, a bannock maker, and the UBC Bookstore trailer will be on site from11:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Pacific Assistance Dogs Society training dogs and handlers will join attendees at the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre to provide support during the march.

Bathrooms will be open along the marching route.

Interactive Map - Read Speaker Bios and view the march route

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Agenda

Time	Event	Location
11:45 a.m.	Participants gather at outdoor ‘amphitheatre’	Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre
12:00 p.m.	Event starts and Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, member of theHwlitsum First Nation and Senior Manager of EDI.I for the Faculty of Applied Science,introduces Elder	Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre
12:05 p.m.	Opening by Elder Doris Fox from Musqueam	Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre
12:20 p.m.	Tsatsu Stalqayu (Coastal Wolfpack), a traditional Coast Salish song and dance group, perform	Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre
12:50 p.m.	Dana-Lyn outlines route, identifies volunteers, and explains the march map and QR code	Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre
1:00 p.m.	March begins with placards and informational signage along the way	From Dialogue Center down Main Mall
1:45 p.m.	Speech by Elder John Jones of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, a survivor of the Alberni Residential School	Reconciliation Pole, end of Main Mall, near Forestry Building
下午2:15。	Closing words from Dean Rickey Yada and Dean James Olson	Reconciliation Pole, Main Mall
2:25–3:00 p.m.	Volunteers available to collect messages of support and solidarity to the speakers, especially the Elders	Reconciliation Pole, Main Mall
2:30 p.m.	Danilo Caron, march co-organizer, PhD student in civil engineering and Indigenous Student Engagement Coordinator for UBC Engineering Academic Services, outlines activities, thanks volunteers, directs to final activities	Reconciliation Pole, Main Mall
2:30 p.m.	All participants can add written messages of support, solidarity and handprints to the cairn	Main Mall, Engineering cairn outside of the Kaiser building
3:00 p.m.	Intergenerational March Concludes	n/a

More Information

• The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre provides OSDresources and eventsthroughout September.
• TakeWeaving Relations, a self-directed Canvas course which provides Indigenous awareness training. Available to UBC students, staff, and faculty.
• Check outmedia from years pastto learn more about the Intergenerational March to commemorate OSD.