An indigenous singer performs during a ceremony marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sep 30, 2024. Photo:Xinhua

People attend a ceremony marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sep 30, 2024. The annual event, also known as Orange Shirt Day, was established as a federal statutory holiday in 2021 to remember thousands of children who died while being forced to attend church-run and government-funded residential schools and reflect on the ongoing impacts on survivors, their families and communities. Photo:Xinhua

A woman presses her handprint on a cairn during a ceremony marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sep 30, 2024. Photo:Xinhua

An event marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is held in Toronto, Canada, Sep 30, 2024. Photo:Xinhua

A volunteer (L) introduces the knowledge of smudging to students during an event marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Toronto, Canada, Sep 30, 2024. Photo:Xinhua

People participate in an event marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Toronto, Canada, Sep 30, 2024. Photo:Xinhua