{"id":912715,"date":"2026-09-28T10:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/912715\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T10:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:48:10","slug":"the-na-me-res-fifth-annual-day-of-remembrance-is-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/912715\/","title":{"rendered":"The Na-Me-Res fifth annual Day of Remembrance is this month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With National Day for Truth and Reconciliation around the corner, Toronto-based Indigenous non-profit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nameres.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Na-Me-Res<\/a> is hosting its fifth annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nameres.org\/news_post\/1111\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Day of Remembrance.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The public gathering takes place on Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hillcrest Park (950 Davenport Rd). Attendees are invited to reflect, honour residential school survivors and the children who never returned home, and deepen their understanding of the history of First Nations, Inuit and M\u00e9tis peoples.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Teekens, executive director of Na-Me-Res, highlights the event\u2019s importance: \u201cIt\u2019s an opportunity for people to stand with their Indigenous neighbours and build the connections and bridges that will help lead to real equality for Canada\u2019s Indigenous Peoples.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>   Bridging gaps in services: Na-Me-Res<\/p>\n<p>Established in 1985, Na-Me-Res is based in Toronto and bridges the gaps in services for Indigenous men experiencing homelessness through affordable housing, cultural reconnection, skills training and primary health care, according to the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Its mission is to offer Indigenous-run safe and affordable units for their clients. Currently, Na-Me-Res runs five local housing projects and a men\u2019s low-barrier shelter, in collaboration with the city.<\/p>\n<p>The Day of Remembrance on Orange Shirt Day<\/p>\n<p>The event coincides with Orange Shirt Day, a movement inspired by residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad. On her first day at St. Joseph Mission Residential School, the orange shirt her grandmother gave her was stripped away. Today, her story anchors the message \u201cEvery Child Matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guests at the gathering will receive an orange shirt in exchange for a donation to Na-Me-Res.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Na-Me-Res\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1522\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6ab6c2ba39dc7.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"260\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Guests will receive an orange shirt in exchange for a donation to Na-Me-Res.<\/p>\n<p>                                    Na-Me-Res<\/p>\n<p>The program features a sacred fire, traditional drumming and speeches from Indigenous community members impacted by residential schools.<\/p>\n<p>Teekens emphasizes the essential role of these voices: \u201cIt is so important that we continue telling the truth about Indigenous history \u2014 sharing our stories and keeping the challenges our communities still face today at the forefront of the conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With National Day for Truth and Reconciliation around the corner, Toronto-based Indigenous non-profit Na-Me-Res is hosting its fifth&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":912716,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194291],"tags":[49,48,3302],"class_list":["post-912715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=912715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/912716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=912715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=912715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=912715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}