ORANGE SHIRT
DAY

EVERY CHILD MATTERS

ORANGE SHIRT DAY IS A DAY TO HONOUR THE EXPERIENCES
OF THOUSANDS OF INDIGENOUS RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL
SURVIVORS. IT IS ALSO A TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE

DEATHS OF THE INDIGENOUS CHILDREN WHO DID NOT MAKE

IT HOME FROM RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS.

OVER 150,000 FIRST NATIONS, METIS & INUIT CHILDREN
WERE FORCED TO ATTEND RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS BETWEEN
THE YEARS OF 1831 AND 1996
(THAT WAS ONLY 25 YEARS AGO!).

SEPT 30 DATE WAS CHOSEN, BECAUSE THIS WAS THE TIME
OF YEAR THAT INDIGENOUS CHILDREN WERE FORCIBLY
REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES AND REQUIRED BY THE

GOVERNMENT TO ATTEND RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS.

IN 2021, THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ANNOUNCED
SEPTEMBER 30TH AS THE NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND
RECONCILIATION.

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