09/30/2026
🧡 Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour Survivors, remember the children who never returned home, and recognize the ongoing impacts of residential schools on First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. We also acknowledge the strength, resilience, and perseverance of Survivors, their families, and communities, whose voices continue to guide the path toward healing and reconciliation.
This day is an opportunity to reflect, learn, and listen. Reconciliation is an ongoing journey that calls on all of us to deepen our understanding of the truths of Canada's history and the experiences of Indigenous Peoples.
In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge that the Canadian Museum of Nature resides on the traditional, unceded territory of the Anishinābe Algonquin people, who have stewarded this land for thousands of years. We acknowledge that the museum's scientific research occurs in, and that the national natural-history collection originates from, the territories of the First Nations and Métis peoples and in Inuit Nunangat. We honour their histories, cultures, and contributions to this land and commit to continuing the journey toward truth and reconciliation.
The Museum is proud to support spaces where Indigenous communities share their stories, knowledge, and perspectives. These include the Polar Knowledge Canada Northern Voices Gallery, now featuring Qikiqtait: Where Inuit Knowledge and Innovation Come Together, as well as Indigenous content throughout our Arctic Gallery.
General admission to the Museum is free on September 30.
