A time to honor the children, survivors, families, and Tribal Communities impacted by Native boarding and residential schools.
- Orange Shirt Day began with the story of Phyllis Webstad, who was six years old when the new orange shirt her grandmother gave her was taken from her upon arriving at residential school. Today wearing orange carries the message that “Every Child Matters” and honors survivors, descendants, and the children who never returned home.
- September 30th is also an opportunity to acknowledge the ongoing and intergenerational impacts of the boarding school era and to support truth-telling, healing, remembrance, and accountability.
- Learn More: National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS): NABS – NABS
