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  Orange Shirt Day

Orange shirt day book​

Orange Shirt Day Book
Description of the book:
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Orange Shirt Day is observed annually on September 30th to honour Residential School Survivors and their
families, and to remember those who did not make it. It was initially envisioned as a way to keep the
conversations going about all aspects of Residential Schools in Williams Lake and the Cariboo Region of British
Columbia, Canada. It has now expanded into a movement across Canada and beyond.
Orange Shirt Day was inspired by the story of a Residential School Survivor named Phyllis Webstad. When
Phyllis was six years old she went to an Indian Residential School for the first time wearing a brand new “shiny
orange shirt” bought by her Grandmother. When she arrived at the school her shirt was taken away, never to
be worn again.
To Phyllis Webstad, the colour orange symbolized that she did not matter.
Today, she has learned to accept the colour, and even have fun with it, and now the orange shirt has instead
become a symbol of hope and reconciliation. By wearing an orange shirt on Orange Shirt Day, you make a
powerful statement that Residential Schools were wrong, and you commit to the concept that
EVERY CHILD MATTERS.
The book is designed as a textbook for students in Grades 5 and older, but it is an excellent resource for parents and the general public as well.  Our publisher, Medicine Wheel Education, also has an optional companion teacher resource for those teachers looking for more information about how to use the book with their students.
15% of the book proceeds go to the Orange Shirt Society to help support our work.
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wear orange on September 30th to show your support.

better yet, attend or organize a community event in your region!

we love to hear about and see the great things people are doing so please keep sharing...

The Orange Shirt Society was formed in Williams Lake by the founders of Orange Shirt Day to encourage and support communities to recognize Orange Shirt Day
and to support reconciliation events and activities. Our goal is to create
awareness of the individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of
Indian Residential Schools through Orange Shirt Day activities, and to promote the concept of "Every Child Matters".
To contact Orange Shirt Society in Williams Lake, BC email:  info@orangeshirtday.org

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  • WELCOME
    • Orange Shirt Society
    • Our Team
  • About Us
    • Phyllis' Story
  • RESOURCES
    • OSS Resources
    • Teacher Resources
  • Shirts & Gifts
    • Shirt Retailers
    • Policies
  • WHAT'S NEW
    • Orange Jersey Project
    • Orange Shirt Day Book
    • BOOKINGS
    • Historical Society Highlights
    • PHOTOS
    • PARTNERS & DONORS >
      • CORPORATE DONORS >
        • Corporate Donors cont'd
      • 2021/22 INDIVIDUAL DONORS​
      • INDIVIDUAL DONORS ARCHIVE
    • EVENTS >
      • SUBMIT YOUR EVENT
    • Contests
  • CONTACT US
  • DONATE NOW