As part of our Truth and Reconciliation Strategy, we want to provide information about upcoming and important Indigenous events that offer newcomers opportunities to learn about Indigenous culture and history.
Below is a list prepared ahead of Truth and Reconciliation Day 2024 showing activities organized across Metro Vancouver. There are also additional general-purpose resources that can help continue your learning around Truth and Reconciliation and Indigenous issues.
s-yéwyáw: Awaken Film Screening
Sept 27 | 6:00 pm to 10:00pm
Free entrance – Get tickets
UBC Robson Square – 800 Robson Street, Vancouver BC V6Z 2E7
Arts Umbrella – National Day for Truth & Reconciliation 2024
Sept 30 | 9:00am–1:00pm |
Free – Get tickets
Arts Umbrella, Granville Island – 1400 Johnston St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3S1
We Were Children
Sept 30 | 10:30am–12:00pm & 3:00pm–4:30pm
Free entrance – Get tickets
Trout Lake Community Centre – 3350 Victoria Drive, Vancouver BC V5N 4M4
Truth and Reconciliation (T & R) Day: NFB Film Screenings
Sept 30 | WaaPake: 10:30am | Our People Will Be Healed: 1:00pm
Free entrance – Get tickets
Museum of Vancouver – 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, BC, V6J 3J9
To Be Seen, To Be Heard: First Nations in Public Spaces, 1900-1965
Sept 30 | 10:00am–5:00pm
$25 – Adults – Get tickets
Museum of Anthropology 6393 North West Marine Drive, Vancouver
Film Screening of Wilfred Buck with director Lisa Jackson
Sept 26 | 6:15pm – 8:30pm
Free – Get tickets
Richmond Cultural Centre Performance Hall, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC V6Y 1R8
Acknowledging Indigenous Resilience
Sept 29 | 9:45 AM – 3:00 PM
Free – Learn more
Memorial Peace Park, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6G1
Indigenous Speaker Series: Hannes Edinge
Sept 27 | 1:30 – 2:30pm
Free – Get tickets
ASB 10900 (Big Data Presentation Studio), SFU Burnaby 8888 University Dr Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
Orange Shirt Day
Sept 27 | 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Free – Learn more
Holland Park – 13428 Old Yale Road, Surrey, BC V3T 3C7
Teaching Pow Wow: Voices of our Children
Sept 30 | 12:00 pm–4:00 pm
Free entrance – Learn more
Westminster Pier Park, – 1 6th St, New Westminster, BC V3M 6Z6
T & R Learning Opportunity: Downstream Where the Waters Mix Exhibition
Sept 30 | 10:00am–5:00pm
Free entrance – Get tickets
New Westminster Museum – 3rd Floor of Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia Street
Finding Your Voice: National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
Sept 30 | 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
Free entrance – Get tickets
Place des Arts – 1120 Brunette Avenue Coquitlam, BC V3K 1G2
T&R: A day to honor, understand, and heal
Sept 28 | 10:00am–5:00pm
Free entrance – More info
Fort Langley National Historic Site of Canada, 23433 Mavis Ave, Langley Twp
Create and Connect: T & R Day at the Museum of North Vancouver (MONOVA)
Sept 30 | 10:00am–5:00pm
Free entrance – Get tickets
Museum of North Vancouver – 115 West Esplanade North Vancouver
National Day for T & R at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre
Sept 30 | 10:00am–5:00pm
Free entrance – Learn more
Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler, 4584 Blackcomb Way, Whistler
Sugarcane – Film Screening
Sept 27 & Sept 30
CA$22.63 – Get tickets
Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, 4584 Blackcomb Way, Whistler, BC
🌿 Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
📍 639 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC V6C 2G3
Discover the beauty and stories behind Indigenous art. From contemporary pieces to traditional works, the gallery honors the legacy of Bill Reid, a master artist of Haida culture.
🏛️ Museum of Anthropology at UBC
📍 6393 NW Marine Dr, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
With its soaring architecture, spectacular sea-to-sky views and stunning Northwest Coast First Nations art collection, the Museum of Anthropology at UBC is a must-see among Vancouver museums.