Orange Shirt Day

• B.C. marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and horrors of residential schools

  'Today, we remember the children who never returned home from residential school,' B.C. Premier David Eby said in a statement on Sept. 30.

  Canada

  Sep 30
  
• ‘The world is waiting’: Indigenous students absorb cultural history at Manitoba school

  Orange Shirt Day only comes once a year, but students at Sergeant Tommy Prince School at Brokenhead Ojibway Nation learn about their cultural history year-round.

  Education

  Sep 30
  
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• Saskatchewan apologizes to former students who faced abuse at boarding school

  Premier Scott Moe says the province has also agreed to pay $40 million to former students of the Île-à-la-Crosse Boarding School and their families.

  Canada

  Sep 29
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• Indigenous artists proud of ‘meaningful’ Orange Shirt Day campaigns

  A Winnipeg artist says she's proud her design for Orange Shirt Day will be worn by Canadians from coast to coast.

  Canada

  Sep 29
• Two Indigenous court workers allegedly sent home for wearing orange shirts

  Indigenous leaders are speaking up after two staff members at a Saskatchewan courthouse were allegedly told to go home and take off their orange shirts.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2024
• Albertans mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  Marked on Sept. 30 each year, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation honours the survivors of Canada's residential school system and the children who never returned home.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2024
• How to commemorate Orange Shirt Day in Calgary and Southern Alberta

  Calgary, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Banff and other southern Alberta communities will mark Orange Shirt Day on Monday. Here's how to take part.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2024
• Memorials, ceremonies and activities planned across Manitoba to mark Orange Shirt Day

  Manitoba first established Sept. 30 as a provincial statutory holiday last year, and a number of events are taking place in recognition of Orange Shirt Day 2024.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2024
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• Winnipeg MP introduces bill to criminalize residential school denialism

  MP Leah Gazan says families deserve to heal from this "intergenerational tragedy," and that parliamentarians must stand firm against people who try to discredit survivors.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2024
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• Manitoba launches Orange Shirt Day Fund for initiatives that reflect on residential schools

  The Orange Shirt Day Fund will provide one-time grant funding for projects this year that advance the goals of truth and reconciliation.

  Politics

  Jul 3, 2024