Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and
Reconciliation (also known as Orange Shirt Day) as a response to
Call #80

It is a day to honour and remember the children taken from their
families, those who never returned home, and the individuals, families
and communities still living with the lasting impacts and trauma caused
by the residential school system in Canada. Public commemoration
of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential
schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.
—Government of Canada

People wear orange shirts on this
day because of Phyllis Webstad’s
story. On her first day at residential
school, her shiny new orange shirt,
that was bought by her grandmother,
was taken away from her as a sixyear old girl.
—Orange Shirt Day Society

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