Reflect. Then act.
On National Day for Truth and Reconciliation give one day’s pay or what you can afford to an Indigenous-led organization
Our partner organizations for our 5th anniversary 2025 campaign:
Moccasin Footprint Society
SECWEPEMC & NUXALK | PACIFIC COAST OF BC
"Moccasin Footprints" was created to share Indigenous teachings, impacts, ideas, knowledge and systems.
Funds raised through One Days Pay will go directly toward sustaining and expanding the Te T7íweltk (“to go to higher areas”) Youth Rediscovery Camp. Specifically, contributions will support camp operations, programming, land stewardship, and future growth. Every contribution ensures Secwepemc youth have opportunities on-the-land learning, strengthen cultural identity, and build leadership skills.
“My dream is for our people to move back to our home villages, to speak our languages, eat our foods, and live our culture for our entire lives. That’s my dream, that’s the work we’re doing.”
Indigenous Watchdog
NATIONWIDE
Indigenous Watchdog curates the largest repository of information on critical Indigenous issues in Canada: 10,000+ posts, 1200+ pdf attachments etc. Search by: Stakeholders (Federal, Provincial, Territory and Municipal governments) + all others, Indigenous group: (First Nations, Métis, Inuit), or Theme: Focus is on all 22 Call to Action Themes of the TRC + 8 additional.
Indigenous Watchdog is committed to INFORM, EDUCATE and EMPOWER all visitors to transform the dialogue between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians into ACTION. Leverage the wealth of information to advance your own reconciliation agendas.
“Ultimately, the main question asked is: “Is Reconciliation advancing or not, and if not – why?”
Eenou-Eeyou Community Foundation
CREE | NORTHERN QUÉBEC
The Eenou-Eeyou Community Foundation provides philanthropic support for Eeyouch/Eenouch (James Bay Crees) across Eeyou Istchee, in northern Quebec.
Funds raised through the One Day’s Pay campaign will directly support land-based programming and initiatives across the territory. These initiatives prioritize language revitalization, foster cultural connection, promote lateral kindness, prevent and address suicide and gender-based violence, and so much more.
“Intergenerational trauma resulting from the residential school system is experienced in many ways throughout Eeyou Istchee. Our journey to wellness is best supported by connection to our Eeyou identity and culture as we participate in land-based initiatives. It’s been shown — time and time again — the land can truly provide healing to our people.””
Orange Shirt Society
BASED IN THE LANDS OF THE T’EXELCEMC | NATIONWIDE
“When I got to the Mission, they stripped me, and took away my clothes, including [my] orange shirt! I never wore it again. I didn’t understand why they wouldn’t give it back to me, it was mine! The color orange has always reminded me of how my feelings didn’t matter, how no one cared and how I felt like I was worth nothing. All of us little children were crying and no one cared.”
The Orange Shirt Society was formed to create awareness of the individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of Indian Residential Schools with the purpose of supporting Indian Residential School Reconciliation and promoting the truth that EVERY CHILD MATTERS.
We invite those who can to give generously, abundantly, and without restriction. That includes giving without requiring a charitable tax receipt on September 30 for organizations that cannot provide them as many Indigenous-led projects, organizations and movements either aren’t eligible to become registered charities or choose not to seek charitable status.
ODP is celebrating 5 years and $850,000 given to indigenous-led initiatives
The One Day’s Pay Campaign
On Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th, 2021, One Day’s Pay launched a grassroots campaign to mobilize settlers and non-Indigenous people in Canada to meaningfully recognize the tragic history and ongoing legacy of residential schools, and to honour their survivors, their families and communities.
The movement is growing. People across the country responded to One Day’s Pay call to action raising close to $850,000 over the last four years. Money goes directly to the profiled organizations. One Day’s Pay is volunteer run by settlers and non-Indigenous Canadians as an act of responsibility, repair and reciprocity.
One Day’s Pay is guided by The Circle on Philanthropy, a national Indigenous led organization that works to transform the philanthropic sector to redistribute wealth, activate wisdom and strengthen organizational infrastructure for the purpose of Indigenous peoples, organizations, communities and nations.
