Join CBC on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
How to watch and listen to our special NDTR programming on September 30
CBC is marking the third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Saturday, September 30 with an extensive lineup of Indigenous-led original programming showcasing First Nations, Métis and Inuit perspectives and experiences across CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC News Explore, CBC News Network, CBC Kids, CBC Radio, CBC Listen and CBC Music.
CBC's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation lineup on Saturday, September 30 includes:
CBC News Live Special: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Starting at 10 a.m. PT, live coverage begins on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio, CBC Listen, CBC News Network, CBC News Explore, CBCNews.ca and the CBC News App.
This live special event honours residential school survivors, their families, and their communities, including a commemorative program from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, in association with APTN.
Reclaimed Presents: ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl Come Toward the Fire
5 p.m. on CBC Music and CBC Listen and 9 p.m. on CBC Radio.
7 p.m. on CBC TV; available on CBC Gem.
From the University of British Columbia's Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Come Toward the Fire celebrates Indigenous talent, creativity and brilliance, with music performances from Black Belt Eagle Scout, Zoon, Tia Wood and more.
TELLING OUR STORY
11 First Peoples, 11 cultures, 11 languages: a multi-millennial presence whose story remains to be told.
BEHIND EVERY IMAGE, A STORY
10 p.m. PT on CBC TV; available on CBC Gem.
A documentary about the search to restore the identities of anonymous Indigenous peoples in historic photographs.
CBC British Columbia Podcasts
From journeys of self-discovery to uncovering land theft in Canada, CBC British Columbia has an array of Indigenous podcasts that you can listen to during this time and beyond.
THE URBARIGINAL: Torn between two worlds and turned away from his community and culture, Tsimshian author and entertainer Rudy Kelly embarks on a journey to uncover who his father really was and, along the way, discover more about himself. Listen here.
LAND BACK: From Gitanmaax to Sen̓áḵw to Unist'ot'en, and from blockades to court battles and government negotiations, Gitxsan host Angela Sterritt looks at the ways Indigenous people are pushing against colonial institutions to take their land back. Listen here.
PIECES: Join 19-year-old Jeremy Ratt on a journey of self-discovery as he seeks to understand his roots and all of the distinct "pieces" that form who he is today. Listen here.
CBC Podcasts
KUPER ISLAND
Long after the Kuper Island Residential School was torn down, the survivors remain haunted by what happened there. Investigative journalist Duncan McCue exposes undisclosed police investigations, confronts perpetrators of abuse, and witnesses a community trying to rebuild on top of the old school's ruins and the unmarked graves of Indigenous children. An eight-part podcast on residential schools for CBC Podcasts available on CBC Listen and everywhere podcasts are available.
CBC News Explore
In addition to the CBC News Live Special, FAST channel CBC News Explore will offer an extensive lineup of Indigenous-led original programming on September 30, including:
- CBC News Presents: Nevertheless, They Persisted! (2 p.m. PT), about Canadians who are breaking barriers, empowering each other, and inspiring generations.
- Our Changing Planet: Landkeepers (3 p.m. PT), about how Indigenous people in Canada are working to conserve and protect the land in the face of climate change.
- The Catch Up: Indigenous Dispatches (4 p.m. and 5 p.m. PT), offering stories from, and about, Indigenous peoples in Canada.
- Time To Eat, exploring connections between community, family and food.
CBC Listen
MAAMAW
Saturday, September 30 on CBC Radio and CBC Listen.
Tune in for Maamaw (Together), a joyful celebration of Indigenous culture, and the strength that comes from community. Whether that community is a First Nation, a grassroots organization, or a powwow family, we'll share stories about how people are coming together to support each other, live well and celebrate. From CBC Thunder Bay, hosted by Sara Kae & Jasmine Kabatay.
CBC's ongoing coverage and recognition of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation includes:
CBC Gem
THE TRUTH & RECONCILIATION COLLECTION is available now with more than 20 films, specials and documentaries honouring the history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples, including drama series Pour Toi Flora (Dear Flora), telling the story of young Anishinaabe (Algonquins) trying to make peace with the painful past of residential schools; feature film Indian Horse, based on the true story of Saul Indian Horse, a famous Indigenous hockey player who survived Canada's residential school system; and Oshkikishikaw (New Day), following Cree twins Tapwewin and Pawaken, who, as a rite of passage into the next phase of their lives upon the age of 12, travel with their family to Attawapiskat to take part in a sacred first haircut ceremony.
BONES OF CROWS
New episodes available Wednesdays at 9 a.m. PT on CBC Gem, followed by broadcast at 9 p.m. on CBC TV; catch up on CBC Gem.
Created by Marie Clements (Red Snow), CBC original limited series Bones of Crows is a multi-generational epic; a story of resilience and strength told through the eyes of Cree Matriarch Aline Spears. Removed from their family home and forced into Canada's residential school system, young musical prodigy Aline and her siblings are plunged into a struggle for survival. Over the next hundred years, Aline and her descendants fight for a more just future.
CBC Kids and CBC Kids News
CBC Kids celebrates the 10th anniversary of Orange Shirt Day with two new CBC Kids Book Club videos featuring Orange Shirt Day founder and author Phyllis Webstad: With Our Orange Hearts and Every Child Matters. CBC Kids News teen contributor Ainara Alleyne also spoke with Webstad for a special video during which she answers questions posed by Canadian tweens.
CBCKids.ca offers a new video explainer for kids called "What is reconciliation?" and CBC Kids will also showcase the best of their Indigenous-themed programming across CBC Kids YouTube, CBC Gem and the CBC Kids preschool morning broadcast schedule. The first edition of the new CBC Kids newsletter, "Raising CBC Kids," was written by Lenard Monkman, a CBC creative producer and Indigenous content specialist, and contains a round-up of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation resources for parents.
***
Contributing Art Director Emily Kewageshig, an Anishinaabe artist raised in Saugeen First Nation #29, designed the CBC logo in 2021 to mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Her work captures the interconnection of life forms using culturally significant materials from the land.