CBC ANNOUNCED TODAY it will mark the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30 with an extensive lineup of Indigenous-led original programming across CBC, CBC Gem, CBC News Network, CBC Kids, CBC Radio One, CBC Listen and CBC Music.
The special programming — showcasing First Nations, Métis and Inuit perspectives and experiences — will include the live CBC News Special: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, hosted by CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault from Ottawa, which will air starting at 12:30 p.m. ET on CBC, CBC Gem, CBC News Network, CBCNews.ca and the CBC News App.
Honouring residential school survivors, their families and their communities, this special coverage will include a commemorative program from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in association with APTN, a CBC press release explains.
On CBC Radio One and CBC Listen, Falen Johnson will host live coverage of the event, called Remembering the Children: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, starting at 1 p.m. (2 p.m. AT/2:30 NT).
Other CBC original programming includes ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (which translates from the Musqueam language as Come Toward The Fire), an “Indigenous-led celebration of creativity, brilliance, culture and community”, which will air at 5 p.m. (5:30 NT) on CBC and CBC Gem.
In addition, Reclaimed Presents: ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire), featuring live musical performances captured at the main stage of the event, will air beginning at 2:30 p.m. (3:30 AT/4 p.m. NT) on CBC Radio One and CBC Listen, and 3:30 p.m. (4 p.m. NT) on CBC Music and CBC Listen.
At 7:30 p.m. (8 p.m. NT), Buffy Sainte-Marie Starwalker, “a 90-minute musical tribute to the life and work of the renowned artist and activist”, will air on CBC and CBC Gem. “The guest of honour’s original artwork is featured throughout this broadcast event, and in an unforgettable finale, she joins her band to perform on stage,” the release reads.
Other TV programming airing on CBC and CBC Gem includes CBC Ottawa News at 6 featuring a special live show from Madahoki Farm at 6 p.m. ET, CBC short documentary The Elders at 7 p.m. (7:30 NT), and The Passionate Eye: The Pretendians at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT).
CBC Gem is also featuring the Truth & Reconciliation Collection, which includes more than 20 films, specials and documentaries honouring the history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples.
CBC Music will exclusively feature Indigenous artists and composers all day on Sept. 30 from 6 a.m. to midnight.
Additional audio programming available on CBC Listen and CBC Radio includes the radio program The Doc Project: Tasting Freedom, the podcast The Secret Life of Canada: The Boy in the Picture, and the one-hour special Telling Our Truths. The eight-part podcast series Kuper Island is also available on CBC Listen and everywhere podcasts are available.
CBC Kids News will premiere a new Orange Shirt Day special, Reconciliation in the Classroom, “featuring three Indigenous youth discussing the topic of reconciliation and answering questions posed by students across the country,” the release says.
“In addition, new ‘KN Explains’ videos will tackle the topics of treaties and land acknowledgements for a tween audience,” the release adds.
CBC Kids will debut a new video explainer What is Orange Shirt Day? on CBCKids.ca for children ages 7-10. In addition, throughout September, “Studio K’s special new programming and returning favourites about Indigenous culture are airing during the CBC Kids preschool weekday and weekend morning broadcast blocks.”
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CBC logo marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation designed by Anishinaabe artist Emily Kewageshig.
