National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Each year, September 30th marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.

Orange Shirt Day was first established as an observance in 2013, as part of an effort to promote awareness and education of the residential school system and the impact it has had on indigenous communities for over a century.

The use of an orange shirt as a symbol was inspired by the accounts of Phyllis Jack Webstad, whose personal clothing—including a new orange shirt—was taken from her during her first day of residential schooling, and never returned.

In the spirit of reconciliation, educating ourselves and understanding the impact of those experiences would help us build a better society based on love, empathy and integration.

Namwayut "we are all one"