WEAU

Orange Shirt Day memorializes Indigenous children who suffered in Indian boarding schools

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - Orange Shirt Day is commemorated every September 30 in both Canada and the United States and many people gathered together to commemorate it. In an email from Rosalind ...
Alaska Public Media

On Orange Shirt Day, descendants of boarding schools survivors sing to remember what wasn’t lost

Tuesday was Orange Shirt Day, a day of remembrance for Indigenous children who were separated from their families, language and culture and sent to residential schools across North America from the ...
WTEN

Orange Shirt Day ceremony held at Empire State Plaza

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Officials gathered at the Empire State Plaza Concourse on Tuesday to celebrate Orange Shirt Day. The event is designed to educate people about the history and background of the ...
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As Orange Shirt Day gains traction, concerns grow over its commercialization

Bright orange fabric covers the table in Jennifer Qupanuaq May's small home office in the Montreal suburb of Pointe-Claire. The Inuk designer shows off one of her handmade shirts on a mannequin, the ...
OPB

Orange Shirt Day marks legacy of Indigenous boarding schools

As groups remember the legacy of Native American boarding schools, challenges remain in tracking down the long and complex history. Each year, Sept. 30 marks Orange Shirt Day, a day when people wear ...