September 30th marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The annual South Island Powwow is an opportunity to recognize Survivors and their families in the spirit of reconciliation. Through song and dance, we will celebrate traditional Indigenous cultures and resiliency. Unceded lək̓ʷəŋən territory, VICTORIA, B.C. — The Songhees Nation, with support from the City of Victoria, invites Greater Victoria residents to the 4th annual South Island Powwow on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The Powwow is hosted on the homelands of the lək̓ʷəŋən people at Royal Athletic Park on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a federal statutory holiday also known as Orange Shirt Day. The venue offers a space for Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities to come together in honour, healing and unity. The South Island Powwow honours and recognizes survivors of Indian Residential and Day Schools and their families, the Sixties Scoop and the children who never made it home from these institutions. A special honouring ceremony will be held to recognize survivors and the children who never came home.