{"id":33774,"date":"2024-09-20T10:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T14:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2026-pfc.reviewyoursite.ca\/blog\/?p=33774"},"modified":"2024-12-19T16:32:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T21:32:52","slug":"national-day-for-truth-reconciliation-is-sept-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2026-pfc.reviewyoursite.ca\/blog\/living\/life-in-canada\/national-day-for-truth-reconciliation-is-sept-30","title":{"rendered":"National Day for Truth & Reconciliation is September 30"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Also known as Orange Shirt Day, it recognizes and remembers the tragic history and honours the survivors of residential schools. These schools were underfunded and inflicted abuse on children leaving long-lasting impacts. It’s also an important day for all Canadians to learn more about Canada’s Indigenous history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For newcomers, it’s a day to learn about the history of Canada’s residential schools and the wrongs committed against the Indigenous Peoples. By exposing the truth, we can move toward reconciling what Canada has long ignored. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Origin of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Since its founding in 2013, Orange Shirt Day has helped Canadians learn about past mistakes and remember the legacy of residential schools. More than that, it symbolizes how Canadians strive for a future where all Indigenous people have equal rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This valuable resource, Reconciliation Information for Newcomers to Canada<\/a> provides the history of Canada’s residential school system and reconciliation information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is Orange Shirt Day?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Orange Shirt Day recognizes the harm that residential schools caused to Indigenous children, families, and communities. The Day is based on the story of Phyllis Webstad. She was an Indigenous girl of 6 years when she was forced to go to a residential school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phyllis lived with her grandmother on Dog Creek Reserve and never had a lot of money. However, her grandmother still managed to save enough money to buy Phyllis a brand-new orange shirt to wear to school. Phyllis was excited to go to her residential school. But she did not know about the horrors that were awaiting her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once she reached the school, she was forced to remove her orange shirt and never saw it again. The orange shirt has come to symbolize how it was for Indigenous children to attend residential schools. Not only did these schools forcefully assimilate children but they also took away all meaning of life for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orange Shirt Day is a way to fix the injustice done to the Indigenous peoples. It is also a stark reminder of the kind of place Canada would be without its accepting and inclusive environment. Canada is full of many great things but one of the greatest things Canadians have is a sense of unity, no matter what our backgrounds are. Let\u2019s never forget that as we move into the future. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation allows Canadians to pause and reflect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On September 30, people across Canada wear orange shirts to remember the children who were taken from their families to residential schools. Wearing orange also promotes the concept of “Every Child Matters” and honours the survivors of residential schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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