Welcome to 50 Sussex, home of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

At this stop, we will learn about the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada, Paths to Reconciliation, as well as the Heart Garden that was created on these grounds immediately after discovery of the 215 children at the Kamloops Residential School in May 2021.

Step 1: Learn

Learn about the Heart Garden at 50 Sussex and the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada by watching the videos and reading the information below!

Step 2: Honour

• Create hearts for your own Heart Garden at your home or in your community.

• Register your Heart Garden on the Reimagine Canada Day tour virtual map by using this form https://forms.gle/F3qVkuhtGrvfahjG9

• Take a photo/selfie of your heart creation and share on social media using the hashtags: #ReimagineCanadaDay2021 and #HeartGardens215.

• Tweet or share on FB or Instagram something you learned from Paths to Reconciliation about a Residential School or Indian Hospital that wasn’t recognized in the IRSSA along with a selfie of you with one of your hearts. #ReimagineCanadaDay2021 and #HeartGardens215

Step 3: Take Action!

1. Support MPs Mumilaaq Qaqqaq and Charlie Angus, who are calling on Attorney General David Lametti to investigate crimes against Indigenous Peoples carried out through the residential “school” system. Sign the petition today!

2. Write to the Pope and demand that the Catholic Church pay the $26 million dollars that they didn’t pay to the IRSSA so that money can be used for finding unmarked graves. Click here more more information.

Step 4: Keep Learning!

Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada

CanGeo Education's Indigenous Resources

BCTF (British Columbia Teacher's Federation) Resource on Heart Gardens

Link to the Virtual Heart Garden

First Nations Child and Family Caring Society: Heart Gardens