Canada marks the fourth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation today. The day is a time to honour and remember Indigenous children who died at residential schools, the survivors, their families and communities.

This year’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was observed under a dark backdrop in Calgary, taking place less than two weeks after Jon Wells, a prominent member of the Blood Tribe of southern Alberta, was killed in an incident with Calgary police officers at the Carriage House Inn.

Monday marks National Truth and Reconciliation Day in the country, a statutory holiday observed on September 30 yearly. It was established to honour the survivors of residential schools and to recognize the ongoing impacts of the residential school system on Indigenous communities.