National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30) honours the lost children and survivors of residential schools, their families and communities.

September 30 is also Orange Shirt Day — an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day based on the experience of Phyllis Webstad, a Northern Secwpemc (Shuswap) from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation. On her first day of school, she arrived dressed in a new orange shirt, which was taken from her. It is now a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations.

You are encouraged to participate by wearing orange shirts. For those who don’t work on Saturday, September 30, please wear orange on Friday, September 29 and take a photo.

Please submit your photos to Communications at tbrhsc.groupnews@tbh.net by end of day October 2, so we can share the pictures in Informed.

Thank you!