WJS Canada

Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day. June 21 is a day to honour First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples and recognize the histories, cultures, languages and contributions that continue to shape communities across Canada.

This day is close to Taproot’s work and relationships. Many of the people we serve, work alongside and learn from are Indigenous. Their knowledge, experiences and leadership matter to who we are and how we show up.

National Indigenous Peoples Day also belongs within the ongoing work of truth and reconciliation. It calls us to keep listening, learning and building relationships with humility and respect.

Today, we honour Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island and the strength carried through family, land, language, culture and community.

Today is Mother’s Day.
There is a lot held in that word.

For some, it is a day of celebration. For others, it can bring up grief, distance, longing, or other complicated feelings.

At Taproot, we see the steady, everyday ways people show up for one another. Mothers, grandmothers, aunties, foster parents, kinship caregivers, and those who offer care, love, protection, patience, and support in ways that may not always be named.

Today, we recognize the relationships that help people feel safe, rooted, and cared for.

Happy Mother’s Day.

Today is Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people.

The red dress has become a powerful symbol of absence, remembrance and the lives that should still be here.

At Taproot, we pause to honour those who are missing and those whose lives have been taken, and to hold space for the families, survivors and communities who continue to carry this grief.

This is a day for remembrance, truth and continued responsibility.