Exploring Theme: "What is Orange Shirt Day"

The federal statutory holiday, coinciding with Orange Shirt Day, commemorates residential school survivors and the children who never returned home. Toronto Star: This Saturday will be a day of solemn reflection for many Canadians as the country marks its third annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The federal statutory holiday, which falls on Sept....

From the Orange Shirt Society Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) Residential School (1891-1981) Commemoration Project and Reunion events that took place in Williams Lake, BC, Canada, in May 2013. This project was the vision of Esketemc (Alkali Lake) Chief Fred Robbins, who is a former student himself.  It...