"National Day for Truth and Reconciliation" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=National Day for Truth and Reconciliation}} National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
  1. (Canada, holidays) September 30th; A statutory holiday in Canada, for the recognition of the cultural genocide of indigenous peoples in Canada enacted by the colonizers, especially that caused by the residential school system; declared as a law in 2020, and first observed in 2021. Wikipedia link: en:Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Tags: Canada Coordinate_terms: Orange Shirt Day (english: a coincident observance in Canada that predates the national holiday, first observed in 2013, though the first observance was not on September 30) Translations (Canadian statutory holiday): Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation (French)
    Sense id: en-National_Day_for_Truth_and_Reconciliation-en-name-V3XsTbGg Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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