Orange Shirt Day

• Bills to commemorate Orange Shirt Day and Louis Riel passes final vote in Manitoba

  A bill to make Orange Shirt Day a statutory holiday in Manitoba has passed its final vote in the legislature.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2023
  
• Manitoba to make National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a statutory holiday

  The Manitoba government has introduced a bill in the legislature to make Sept. 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a statutory holiday.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2023
  
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• Orange Shirt Day founder ‘so honoured to be honoured’ with degree from SFU

  Dressed in a red and blue gown and sash, the Orange Shirt Day founder beamed as she received an honourary doctorate of law from Simon Fraser University on Friday. 

  Perspectives

  Oct 6, 2023
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• Kingston, Ont. teen wins nationwide Orange Shirt Day design contest

  Sophia Westcott, 16, won the contest as part of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada's recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2023
• ‘I’m speaking for you now’: Haisla residential school survivors march for their ancestors

  At the Haisla Nation in Kitimaat, B.C., four residential school survivors share their stories of hurt, love and healing from trauma.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2023
• Edmonton marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  "You don't just wear the orange shirt one day, you don't just practice reconciliation in one day. We practice it everyday and that means learning and growing."

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2023
• Winnipeg turns orange for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  The federal statutory holiday was recognized to acknowledge the immediate and generational impacts of residential schools, but is not yet recognized as a stat holiday in Manitoba.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2023
• A sea of orange: Sept. 30 march at UBC honours intergenerational survivors

  On the fourth year of intergenerational marches at the University of British Columbia, hundreds participated in activities to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2023
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• ‘All Canadians need to confront the past’: Trudeau in Sask. marking National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  Various cities across Saskatchewan are marking Truth and Reconciliation Day. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the town of Lac La Ronge.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2023
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• Moncton students learn about Truth and Reconciliation through range of activities

  The Anglophone East School District has an Indigenous education team in charge of developing lessons about First Nations throughout the school year.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2023