Orange Shirt Day

Orange Shirt Day is an annual event observed on September 30th to honor Indigenous children who were forcibly taken from their families and sent to residential schools in Canada. The day encourages reflection on the traumatic history of these schools, where many children experienced abuse and lost their cultural identities. The orange shirt symbolizes the story of Phyllis Webstad, who wore a new orange shirt the day she arrived at a residential school, only to have it taken away. Orange Shirt Day promotes awareness, reconciliation, and respect for Indigenous communities and their shared history.