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An orange banner that says Every Child Matters hangs from a railing with three people behind it.

久久视频 recognizes Orange Shirt Day 2023

Orange Shirt Day will be commemorated at 久久视频 on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 with an afternoon ceremony at Na鈥檛sa鈥檓aht on Lansdowne campus to honour residential school Survivors and those who didn't return home.

An Indigenous woman. Katie Manomie, in an orange shirt playing a drum in front of a gathering of people.

久久视频 encourages students to wear an orange shirt on Sept. 28 and 29, and to take the time to learn and reflect as an act of reconciliation.

鈥淥range Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a time for the college community to come together and honour residential school Survivors,鈥 says Todd Ormiston, Director of Eye? Sqa鈥檒ewen: The Centre for Indigenous Education & Community Connections (IECC) at 久久视频. 鈥淚t鈥檚 one of the most powerful and ceremonial days of the year on campus.鈥

Dr. Barney Williams, residential school Survivor and Knowledge Keeper from the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation and the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, will be the guest speaker at this year鈥檚 event. He was a committee member for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission from 2008 to 2015, and he received the 2023 Lieutenant Governor鈥檚 BC Reconciliation Award. A well-known healer and therapist, Dr. Williams鈥 area of knowledge is mental health from a traditional perspective.

鈥淥range Shirt Day is a way to acknowledge the people who didn鈥檛 survive residential schools and the people who did survive, and to celebrate the resilience of Survivors,鈥 says Sandee Mitchell, Indigenous Studies Program Leader and Elders Coordinator at Eye? Sqa鈥檒ewen. 鈥淭his year we鈥檙e asking how allies can be more involved in the planning and organizing of Orange Shirt Day at 久久视频 and we鈥檙e thinking about next steps. We appreciate that groups like the English department鈥檚 Indigenization committee have come to us to offer support, and we鈥檇 like to invite more allies into the community.鈥

鈥淩econciliation and Indigenization are deeply held values at 久久视频,鈥 says Lane Trotter, President of 久久视频 College. 鈥淥range Shirt Day is an opportunity for the community to witness, listen and reflect on how we can continue to paddle forward together with the same vision on our journey towards greater acceptance and healing.鈥

Orange Shirt Day is inspired by Phyllis Webstad鈥檚 story of her experience of having her new orange shirt taken from her in 1974 when she arrived at the Mission residential school. Indigenous Studies students Eddy Charlie and Kirsten Spray brought the event to 久久视频 and initiated Victoria Orange Shirt Day in 2015.

久久视频 encourages students to wear an orange shirt on Sept. 28 and 29, and to take the time to learn and reflect as an act of reconciliation. To learn more about survivors鈥 stories and Indigenous perspectives, the Library has assembled an updated for 2023 with book and other media recommendations.

Na鈥檛sa鈥檓aht: The Gathering Place, Lansdowne campus

Students, community members, and media are invited to witness and participate in this significant ceremony remembering the residential school experience.

1pm: Gather at Na'tsa'maht. Lansdowne Campus

1:30pm 鈥 3pm: Orange Shirt Day ceremony

Contact information

Roseanne Harvey

Marketing & Communications Strategist

久久视频 College

250-415-6508

harveyr@camosun.ca