Even if you can’t attend an event on Sept. 30, there are many meaningful ways to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, starting with wearing an orange shirt.
Even if you can’t attend an event on Sept. 30, there are many meaningful ways to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, says an Indigenous communications specialist.
Eddy Charlie, a survivor of Kuper Island Indian Residential School and co-organizer of Victoria Orange Shirt Day, said people can take it one step further and post photos of themselves wearing an orange shirt to social media with the words: “I support residential school survivors and their journey towards healing.”
Read a book Charlie recommends reading Phyllis Webstad’s The Orange Shirt Story, which tells the origin story of Orange Shirt Day on Sept. 30, now the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Webstad’s story of having her new orange shirt, a gift from her grandmother, taken from her at six years old on her first day of residential school near Williams Lake inspired Orange Shirt Day.
Read survivors’ stories Kristin Spray, who co-organizes Victoria Orange Shirt Day with Charlie, said if people can’t hear survivors’ stories in person, they can read firsthand accounts compiled by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Learn some words in a local Indigenous language Learn how to say “hello,” “thank you” and other words or phrases in the language of the First Nation where you live.
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