A Sea of Orange: Canada’s First-Ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

On September 30th 2021, Orange shirts filled screens across multiple social media platforms around the country. First Nations held small events in their communities while schools, municipalities, and corporations marked the first-ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with educational events.

While the orange shirt campaign is nothing new in Indigenous communities—the first Orange Shirt Day took place in 2013—the summer of 2021 saw the Government of Canada announce new legislation to recognize the day as a national statutory holiday...

 

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