Orange Shirt Day, also recognized as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation or the National Day of Remembrance, is really a movement that is observed every year on September 30.
The movement began 22 years ago on September 30, 2025 to raise awareness about the history and lasting impacts of Canada’s residential school system on Indigenous communities.
It was on that day that Phyllis Jack Webstad, a residential school survivor, shared her story at a 2013 commemoration event for the St. Joseph Mission Residential School…