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.

Vancouver (Main Office and Terminal)

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

Richmond

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

Maple Ridge

Acknowledging Indigenous Resilience

Sept 29 | 9:45 AM – 3:00 PM

Free – Learn more 

Memorial Peace Park, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6G1

Burnaby

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

Surrey

Orange Shirt Day

Sept 27 | 3:00 – 5:00 pm

Free – Learn more

Holland Park – 13428 Old Yale Road, Surrey, BC V3T 3C7

New Westminster

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

Coquitlam

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

Langley

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

 

North Vancouver

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

 

Squamish

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

Explore More Indigenous Art and Culture Year-Round

🌿 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.

Learn more

 

🏛️ 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.

Learn more

 

 



Skip to content