Orange shirt day
by wearing an orange shirt we show support to what has been done.
why do we wear an orange shirt?
150,000 Métis, Inuit and First Nations children between the 1870s and the 1990s were removed from their families.
what is history of residential schools?
In Canada, the process of reconciliation is tied to the federal government's relationship with indigenous peoples.
what is truth reconciliation?
a survivor of a residential school, whose new orange shirt was taken from her upon arrival, symbolizing the loss of her culture and heritage.
what pain did Phyllis go through?
can protest
educate yourself on the topic
what is the first thing you can do?
They supported the church to build residential schools and they encouraged it.
What was the Canadian government involvement with residential schools?
1997
when did the last school close down?
Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action #93. Including information about the Treaties and the history of residential schools.”
what is 93 calls to action?
Many children experienced physical, emotional, and sexual abuse while attending these schools.
what forms of an abuse did they go through?
showing support for a cause to show that you care in helping.
what is an ally?
A survivor of a residential school, whose new orange shirt was taken from her upon arrival, symbolizing the loss of her culture and heritage.
Why is it an Orange shirt?
The Gordon Residential School in Punnichy, Saskatchewan
where did the last residential school close down?
2008 a document was signed
when was document signed?
Having to send their children away to potentially never see them again the parents suffered pain.
what did the parents go through?
wanting to change something about how something is and gathering a group of people to protest.
what is protesting?
The name "Orange Shirt Day" originates from the story of Phyllis Webstad,
What was the name of the girl who got the Orange shirt taken from her?
The Mohawk Institute in Brantford, Ontario, accepted its first boarding students in 1831.
where was the first residential school
The term comes from people wanting to raise awareness on the truth.
where does the term come from?
overcrowded and unsanitary living conditions, and poor healthcare and nutrition.
what were the living conditions?
to learn and be supportive of the harms that were done in residential schools. by being educated on the topic is easier for a person to show support.
why is it important to be educated on this topic?
Did they have a choice to go?
English or French
which language were they forced to speak?
Defined reconciliation as the process of “establishing and maintaining a mutually respectful relationship between Indigenous and non- Indigenous peoples in this country.”
what is the process that was done?
The intergenerational impacts of these experiences continue to affect Indigenous communities today, as the legacy of residential schools remains a painful chapter in Canadian history that demands recognition, understanding, and healing.
how are indigenous people dealing with the trauma they have since they survived or had a family in one?
Public awareness is important to increase enthusiasm and support, stimulate self-mobilisation and action, and to mobilise local knowledge and resources.
why is it important to be an ally? and to spread awareness?