Our goal is to create awareness of the individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of Indian Residential Schools through Orange Shirt Day activities, and to promote the concept …

Orange Shirt Day was first established as an observance in 2013, as part of an effort to promote awareness and education of the Canadian residential school system and the effect it has had …

Both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day take place on September 30. Orange Shirt Day is a commemorative day led by Indigenous communities to …

Sep 8, 2025 · Each year on September 30, Orange Shirt Day is recognized across the U.S. and Canada as a time to remember Indigenous children who were taken from their families and …

On September 30, Orange Shirt Day promotes awareness about the Indian residential school system still impacting Native American communities in the United States and Canada. Known …

Sep 28, 2021 · In July 2014, the Assembly of First Nations Chiefs-in-Assembly passed a resolution declaring 30 September Orange Shirt Day. It committed members to raising …

Webstad first shared her story about the orange shirt in 2013; the first Orange Shirt Day was held that year on September 30 in the Cariboo Chilcotin region of British Columbia.

Sep 28, 2023 · Orange Shirt Day is celebrated on September 30 because this was typically the day of the year when the indigenous children would be taken or sent off to the residential schools.

Sep 30, 2024 · In 1973, Stwecem’c Xgat’tem First Nations citizen Phyllis (Jack) Webstad’s new orange shirt, given to her by her grandmother, was taken away the day she arrived at Mission …

The annual Orange Shirt Day on September 30th opens the door to global conversation on all aspects of Residential Schools. It is an opportunity to create meaningful discussion about the …