Orange Shirt Day

September 30 TBD

Orange Shirt Day grew out of the story of Phyllis (Jack) Webstad from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation, whose bright new orange shirt was taken from her on her first day of school at St. Joseph Mission residential school. A commemoration event was held in 2013 and Orange Shirt Day has evolved to become a day of recognition of the long-lasting harms of the residential school system. It is a time to honour the survivors and their families and to remember that Every Child Matters. This year commemorative day events are being planned by the City of Thunder Bay, so please visit their website to order your commemorative T-shirt. Let’s see this as an opportunity to grow as a community not only on this day but in the coming days, weeks, months, and years. thunderbay.ca/OrangeShirtDay