30/09/2021
Today, September 30th is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day was previously commemorated as Orange Shirt Day. 🧡
Orange Shirt Day was created as an opportunity to discuss the effects of residential schools and their legacy. It honours the experiences of Indigenous Peoples, celebrates resilience and affirms a commitment that every child matters.
Orange Shirt Day was inspired by Phyllis Webstad's heartbreaking story of her first day at a church-run residential school in Williams Lake, BC. That was the day she was stripped of her clothes, never to see her orange shirt again.
Today, orange shirts are worn on September 30th to acknowledge the traumas experienced by First Nations, Metis and Inuit children who attended residential schools in Canada between the late 1800s and 1996.
🧡🧡Below we have a beautiful collage, TikTok and updated donation amount Silver Icing has been able to give to Legacy of Hope 🧡🧡 https://vimeo.com/silvericing/download/618272593/c604b9a8e9
We encourage you to take time tomorrow to learn about the Residential School System - please visit the resources below, provided by the Legacy of Hope Foundation:
https://vimeo.com/27172950
https://vimeo.com/90667657
https://vimeo.com/38127177
https://vimeo.com/227070280
Or for more information on Indigenous history you can check out our videos about the Sixties Scoop, from Survivors:
https://vimeo.com/267449665
https://vimeo.com/267449961
https://vimeo.com/267448800
Please note, in honour of the first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Silver Icing Head Office will be closed, reopening Friday, October 1st.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation