Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad is being recognized for her leading role in furthering reconciliation in British Columbia, and across the country. Webstad was one of six individuals and ...

A story from residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad inspired the idea for Orange Shirt Day. Young Phyllis arrived at a mission school in Williams Lake, B.C., wearing a beautiful orange shirt ...

Orange Shirt Day stems from the story of Phyllis Webstad (Northern Secwepemc), who, at six years old, had her new orange shirt from the outfit her grandmother picked out taken from her when she first ...

30, 2021. But to many, Sept. 30 will always be known as Orange Shirt Day because of the difference Phyllis Webstad made in the creation of an Indigenous movement. About the Author: "Levi \"Calm ...

The munk-yeʔlan sax̣ali marketplace, a Northeast Portland service hub created by the Native American Youth and Family Center, was bathed in orange ... story of elder Phyllis Webstad, a survivor ...

The effects of intergenerational trauma caused by the residential school system are still felt by Native families today, making Orange Shirt Day a significant moment for the community. For Larvie ...

The residential school survivor whose story sparked Orange Shirt Day — and the Every Child Matters movement — says she is worried the cause is being forgotten. Phyllis Webstad, founder and CEO of the ...

Children from Weledeh Catholic School and École St Patrick High School walked with Phyllis Webstad, a residential school survivor who had her clothes, including a new orange shirt bought for her ...

cbc.ca Orange Shirt Day founder in Nunavut for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Posted: September 30, 2024 | Last updated: February 1, 2025 Phyllis Webstad, whose story of having her ...