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Orange Shirt Day, September 30th

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  • Contributor: Orange Shirt Society; Webstad, Phyllis; Sorley, Joan
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    2020
    Summary:

    On her first day at Residential School, Phyllis Webstad was forced to take off her shiny orange shirt. The shirt was taken away and never returned. Orange Shirt Day was inspired by Phyllis Webstad's story. By wearing an orange shirt on Orange Shirt Day you are helping to send a message that Residential Schools were wrong, and that every child matters.

    Genre:
    Canadian nonfiction, Illustrated works, Indigenous materials
    Subject(s): Education | Indigenous peoples | Webstad, Phyllis
    Original Publisher: [Victoria, British Columbia], Medicine Wheel Education
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 1989122434, 9781989122433
    Collection(s)/Series: First Nation Communities Read 2021