Thank you.
I just want to stress that education must take place in the classroom. This September 30, through the generous support of Canada and its partners, Phyllis Webstad joined us. We held an online event titled “Every Child Matters: Reconciliation through Education”. It was 90 minutes of visual education content regarding residential school systems, films of indigenous culture and life experiences mainly told through the eyes of first nations, Inuit and Métis people.
Almost 10,000 teachers and about 500,000 of their students registered to participate. This was right through the country, right across Canada. We watched the programming to mark Orange Shirt Day, and millions of additional Canadians viewed the content online and broadcast through the CBC and soon on APTN.
We also publish educational materials in regard to reconciliation with Canada's history directed at teachers in grades five to 12. We thought 50,000 copies were going to be enough, but they weren't. There was an overwhelming response and request for print material. In total, we delivered 160,000 copies to students, families and teachers in schools across this land, including first nations communities. Thousands of downloads also took place online. To me, this demonstrates a hunger and a need for educational materials in all mediums in regard to residential schools and truth and reconciliation.
September 30 is a day for families to remember and come together at gathering places and monuments to learn more about the true history of Canada, and we did work with our partner, Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre, which works on reserve. They joined us all along the way, and we're really thankful that the government helped to support this event. It was so successful and so important. Phyllis spoke, and we taught almost half a million students across this country.
There is a need both in urban and first nations communities. It's really great that our people are able to share that story and to tell it from our perspectives to make a change in this country.