Orange Shirt Day 2022

It is a date to commemorate residential school survivors, intergenerational survivors and those who didn't return home. It's also a day to learn about and ...

Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) Caron is co-leading the Intergenerational March ( [related story](https://news.ubc.ca/2022/03/22/indigenous-stories-reveal-the-science-of-the-world-around-us/)), reclaiming traditions in Salish astronomy, respectful integration of Indigenous Knowledge, histories, and ways of knowing into university course content [Dr. Vedan can speak to history at micro to macro level, family relationships, and intergenerational complex trauma in historical and contemporary circumstances Email: It is a date to commemorate residential school survivors, intergenerational survivors and those who didn’t return home. It’s also a day to learn about and reflect on the history and ongoing impacts of the Indian residential school system and other colonial policies in Canada. Interview language(s): English

At HWDSB, we respect the longstanding relationships with the local Indigenous communities, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Six Nations ...

In this monumental time of reconciliation, we have a responsibility to learn, engage and participate. To learn more, please see the [Letter to families – Orange Shirt Day 2022](https://www.hwdsb.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Letter-to-families-Orange-Shirt-Day-2022.pdf) Joseph Mission (SJM) Residential School in British Columbia. For more information, please access [here](https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation.html) for professional learning and resources. [Recovery, Reclamation and Revitalization — Survivors’ Secretariat](https://www.survivorssecretariat.ca/) [(survivorssecretariat.ca).](https://www.survivorssecretariat.ca/) [discovery of 215](https://www.hwdsb.on.ca/blog/statement-to-recognize-the-discovery-of-215-unmarked-graves-at-kamloops/) [unmarked graves at Kamloops ](https://www.hwdsb.on.ca/blog/statement-to-recognize-the-discovery-of-215-unmarked-graves-at-kamloops/)Indian Residential School, the orange shirt has become “a symbol for Indigenous peoples of resistance and survival and for Canadians, an act [of] solidarity with Indigenous Peoples”. We encourage you to wear orange on Friday, September 30 to honour the children whose lives were lost as well as survivors, families and communities experiencing intergenerational trauma, and as a personal commitment to engage in education, commemoration, and healing/wellness in the spirit of Truth and ReconciliACTION. [At HWDSB, we respect the longstanding relationships with the local Indigenous communities, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Six Nations of the Grand River.](https://www.hwdsb.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Orange-Shirt-Day-v4.png) On Friday, September 30, 2022, we wear orange to honour the story of Phyllis Webstad, who in the early 1970s had her orange shirt taken away on her first day at the St. Orange Shirt Day/National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Friday, September 30, 2022

It is an annual day of remembrance to mark the history and intergenerational impacts of residential and day schools and to honour their survivors, including ...

[Centre for Indigenous Support and Community Engagement](https://carleton.ca/indigenous/cisce/). 28 and an [unveiling ceremony](https://carleton.ca/socialwork/unveiling-ceremony-of-the-vamps/) for The Journey of the Baby Vamp: Honouring the Lives of the Missing Children From Residential Schools on Sept. [dedicated web page](https://newsroom.carleton.ca/orange-shirt-day/) with background information as well as links to articles and events, including a [Lived Experience Luncheon](https://carleton.ca/mental-health/truth-and-reconciliation-event/) with Elder Albert Dumont on Sept. All Carleton students, staff and faculty are encouraged to stay informed and engaged and to read the recently released [Kinàmàgawin Progress Report](https://newsroom.carleton.ca/2022/kinamagawin-progress-report/). It's been fantastic to see our campus spring back to life! Participants in these workshops discuss anti-Indigenous racism in Canada, institutional anti-Indigenous racism and education, and Indigenous student experiences, among other subjects. Or please call the Residential School Survivor Support Line at 1-866-925-4419, which is available 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Our residences are... [360](https://students.carleton.ca/category/360/), [Academic](https://students.carleton.ca/category/academic/), [Campus Life](https://students.carleton.ca/category/campus-life/), [Faculty](https://students.carleton.ca/category/faculty/), [Mobile announcements](https://students.carleton.ca/category/mobile-announcements/), [News](https://students.carleton.ca/category/news/) 30 and beyond. Intergenerational trauma is felt by many First Nations, Inuit and Metis people. It is recent enough that some current Carleton students are survivors.

Christine Marie says orders for her "Every Child Matters" orange shirts have poured in after the past few months. Her online store, Awasis Boutique, w...

“The whole meaning of why one shirt came to be is because there’s so much trauma and pain that’s tied to it,” said Marie. This year, Marie added a new justice-focused shirt to the “Every Child Matters” orange shirt lineup. “For somebody that’s non-Indigenous to profit off of it is just absolutely disheartening and cruel. I think that this is so important.” Marie said that will benefit Indigenous people because there will be growth in Indigenous-based businesses. This year, she started collecting bulk orders in the spring to prepare.

Orange Shirt Day started in 2013 as a way to honour and remember the 150000 Indigenous children forced to go to residential schools, including thousands who ...

[Toronto](https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/) [23 people taken to hospital after workplace exposure to hydrochloric acid in St. The University of Victoria's campus is again buzzing with students, but a lack of international students during the pandemic means tuition revenue is down. [Orange Shirt Day](https://www.orangeshirtday.org/) started in 2013 as a way to honour and remember the 150,000 Indigenous children forced to go to residential schools, including thousands who never made it home. Jack Woodward says the province missed its opportunity and has instead placed “the burden of reconciliation squarely on the court,” in a test for the landmark 2014 Tsilhqot'in Aboriginal title decision by the Supreme Court of Canada. [Northern Ontario](https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/) [Residents of coastal N.L. [Vancouver](https://bc.ctvnews.ca/) Catharines](https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/23-people-taken-to-hospital-after-workplace-exposure-to-hydrochloric-acid-in-st-catharines-1.6086179) and will be livestreamed on the city's 30 a stat](https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/we-shouldn-t-have-to-push-people-most-provinces-have-not-made-sept-30-a-stat-1.6086254) [Calgary Top Stories](https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/) [website](https://www.calgary.ca/events/live-video.html?redirect=/live).

British Columbians are getting ready to honour, celebrate, and contemplate on the second annual Truth and Reco...

Established last year, Canada’s newest stat is a day to recognize and reflect on the impact of the residential school system on Indigenous people, and work toward a brighter future. British Columbians are getting ready to honour, celebrate, and contemplate on the second annual Truth and Reconciliation Day this Friday. In Terrace, a pole raising at the Kermode Friendship Centre will start at 11:00 in the morning, followed by a feast at the Terrace Sportsplex.