Orange Shirt Day Facts
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Canadian History: 1784-1896
By Liane Hicks
Canada saw a period of great change in the 19th century. Its population drastically increased due to immigrants from the United States and abroad. Engage and educate students with Storyboard That premade activities!
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Orange Shirt Day began in 2013 Canada to acknowledge the generations of trauma inflicted on First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples through the residential school system. This spider map includes important facts about the day. Students can research WHAT Orange Shirt Day is, WHEN it occurs, WHERE it is honored, WHY it was created and How people honor this day.
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- HOW do people honor this day?
- EVERYCHILDMATTERS
- WHAT is Orange Shirt Day?
- WHEN is it observed?
- SEPTEMBER
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- Students and teachers honor this day by learning about the trauma and generational harm that was done to Indigenous peoples, remembering the past, and honoring ways to reclaim identity, language, culture, connection, and love.
- Orange Shirt DayReclaiming: identity,connection, trust, community, culture, language, family, love
- Orange Shirt Day was created in 2013 as a day to honor the thousands of Indigenous children who were sent to residential schools in Canada. From 1831-1996, the Canadian government removed more than 150,000 Indigenous children from their families and sent them to residential schools.
- Orange Shirt Day is on September 30th every year since its creation in 2013.
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- WHY was it created?
- EVERYCHILDMATTERS
- Orange Shirt Day
- WHERE is it observed?
- Residential schools committed horrible abuses. Children were not allowed to speak their language and their cultural identities were erased. At least 2,000 died. Orange Shirt Day originated from Phyllis Webstad, who arrived at a Residential School proudly wearing her new orange shirt. Her clothes were taken and her hair was cut.
- 130 residential schools were in operation throughout Canada. Orange Shirt Day is honored throughout Canada, especially in schools, where people are encouraged to wear an orange shirt.
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