Special Programming in honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Monday, September 29, 2025
Spark will be closed on September 30, 2025 to honour
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Free admission for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit (FNMI) people.
No ID required. Discount will be applied at the front desk.
Join members of Spark’s Indigenous Science Connections team for a conversation on how Residential Schools still impact community today and how Settlers can practice good allyship.
Time: 12:00 – 1:15 PM
Location: Feature Gallery South
Explore Residential School and Indian Day School locations through Canadian Geographic’s Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada Floor Map.
Time: 10 AM - 12 PM, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Atrium
How to Steal a Canoe: The story of a young Nishnaabeg woman and an Elder rescuing a canoe from a museum and returning it to the lake it was meant to be in.
Time: Every 30 minutes - 10 AM - 12 PM, 1:30 PM– 3 PM
Location: Mini-Dome in Gallery 1
Find out whose ancestral land you live on.
Time: 10 AM - 12 PM, 1:30 PM – 3 PM
Location: Atrium
Listen to stories from Indigenous authors and illustrators from across Turtle Island.
Time: Every 20 minutes 10 AM - 12 PM, 1:30 PM– 3 PM
Location: Creative Kids Museum and Where We Gather (Brainasium)
In the event of rain, this will be moved indoors
What actions do you plan to take on your reconciliation journey?
Write your commitment and tie it to a tree, or program it in a digital tree. Each action adds to the collective forest of reconciliation, showing that together we can create meaningful change.
Time: 10 AM - 12 PM, 1:30 PM – 3 PM
Location: Atrium & Steven’s Lab
Experience the captivating world of cultural and Indigenous astronomy with the One Sky Project. This international collaboration explores how the sky connects us all, from ancient stargazers to modern sky-watchers, through short stories that span the globe and time.
Learn More24-hour Crisis Line available for Survivors, families, and communities.
Contact:
📞 1-866-925-4419
Connect with the NCTR to share your story or access additional resources for Survivors.
Continue your learnings and pass on what you learn. We are all in this together.
Sacred Defenders of the Universe transforms the 3,000 square-foot Digital Immersion Gallery into a graphic novel universe that follows four Indigenous superheroes - Aqueous, Embers, Terra and Aireus - as they seek to bring Earth back in balance from the excess of human ego, represented by the Horned Serpent.
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