09/30/2026
September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
We acknowledge that Lacroix Drug is located on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis.
This year, we wanted to do more than simply make a post.
We asked ourselves what we could do, in our own small way, to make September 30 about learning, supporting and giving…with actions we can carry forward beyond one day.
🧡 LEARN
We are encouraging our team to spend time learning more about the history and ongoing impact of residential schools through the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.
If you’re looking for a place to begin, visit NCTR.ca. Their resources include residential school history, Survivor stories, educational materials and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.
🧡 SUPPORT
We’re using our platform to highlight Saskatchewan Indigenous-owned businesses, artists and makers. We hope you’ll take a few minutes to discover, follow and support them too.
This year we’re highlighting:
Awāsis Boutique — Indigenous-designed apparel and lifestyle goods celebrating Indigenous language, culture and identity.
Website: https://awasisboutique.ca/pages/our-story
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/awasisboutique/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awasisboutique
Indigenous 1st Designs — a marketplace featuring art, jewelry, apparel and goods from local Indigenous artists and makers.
Website: https://www.indigenous1stdesigns.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Indigenous-1st-Designs-Prince-Albert
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indigenous1stdesigns/
Wanuskewin Collective — an Indigenous artisan marketplace showcasing work from First Nations, Métis and Inuit creators.
Website: https://wanuskewingiftshop.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wanuskewingiftshop/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wanuskewingiftshop/?hl=en
🧡 GIVE
For every customer who walks through the doors of Lacroix Drug on September 30, we will donate $1 to the St. Michael’s Project of Beardy’s & Okemasis Cree Nation.
The St. Michael’s Project is a community-led initiative connected to the former St. Michael’s Indian Residential School in Duck Lake. Its work includes preserving Survivor testimony, researching missing children, supporting healing gatherings and helping uncover and preserve the truth of what happened there.
Learn more: https://bocn.ca/
We know these are small actions.
But we believe reconciliation begins with truth, listening and learning. That awareness means more when we find ways to act on what we learn.
Today we remember the children who never returned home, honour Survivors and their families, and recognize the lasting impact residential schools continue to have on Indigenous communities.
And tomorrow, we keep learning. 🧡
