Residential school survivors prepare to commemorate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Residential school survivors from across the country are sharing their stories in advance of Thursday’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

On Parliament Hill on Wednesday, several survivors spoke to a crowd of hundreds of people to discuss the terrors they experienced in the residential school system.

“We were made to feel that we were not good enough,” said Inuk Elder Levina Brown.

“As a nation we can change our story, to my fellow survivors I want you to know I love you."

Thursday marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a new federal holiday that honours the lost children and survivors of residential schools, their families and their communities.