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Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Commemoration
September 30 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Location: Bata Shoe Museum
Tickets: Free, Registration Required
Honouring the experiences of Residential School survivors, join us for a conversation with Ojibwe Kwe author, educator, and Residential School survivor, Karen Chaboyer, on the evening of Tuesday, September 30 to commemorate Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Tea and bannock will be served provided by Candace’s Catering. Donations from this event will be provided to Indian Residential School Survivors Society.
Agenda
6:30 pm – Doors open
7:00 pm – Conversation begins
8:00 pm – Conversation ends, Open dialogue and visiting
9:00 pm – Museum closes
Seating is limited and is on a first-come first-serve basis.
Please check in with Visitor Services upon arrival. Ticket includes access to all exhibitions. Contact shan@batashoemuseum.ca with any questions.
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MEET THE SPEAKERS:
Karen Chaboyer is an Ojibwe kwe, a great-grandmother, a grandmother, and mother. She is also an author, a public speaker, and an educator. Karen is from Rainy River First Nation, a community in Northwestern Ontario, Treaty 3 Territory. Karen is a survivor of St. Margaret’s Indian Residential School, also known as the Fort Frances Indian Residential School where she attended for 9 years. Karen was born into a family of 11 siblings: 9 brothers and 2 sisters. She is the third youngest in her family. She is also a second generation survivor of Residential School. Karen has been presenting since 2006. Her audiences are mostly elementary/high schools, colleges, universities and organizations. Karen shares the effects Residential School had on her and how she lost her identity, her roots, her culture and language. Karen’s goal is to educate people on the impact Residential Schools had on her and Indigenous individuals, families and communities to this day.