Today marks the fifth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and there are several events planned in and around Toronto to mark it.

The day commemorates the children who died while being forced to attend church-run and government-funded residential schools, as well as survivors and communities affected by ongoing trauma.

Tuesday is also known as Orange Shirt Day, a tradition that began in 2013 to honour residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad, who had her orange shirt taken away on her first day at St. Joseph Mission Residential School.

Here are some of the public events happening to mark the day:

In their own words: Indigenous people in Toronto on what reconciliation means to them

New Indigenous spirit garden opens outside Toronto city hall

7th annual Indigenous Legacy

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