🧡 Orange Shirt Day – Every Child Matters September 30th is Orange Shirt Day, inspired by the story of Phyllis Webstad, whose new orange shirt was taken away on her first day at a residential school—a symbol of the erasure of culture and childhood for thousands of Indigenous children. a century, 150,000 Indigenous children were forced into Canada’s residential school system. Many never returned. In 2021, the remains of 215 children were uncovered at a former school site, and since then, more tha
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🧡 Orange Shirt Day – Every Child Matters September 30th is Orange Shirt Day, inspired by the story of Phyllis Webstad, whose new orange shirt was taken away on her first day at a residential school—a symbol of the erasure of culture and childhood for thousands of Indigenous children. a century, 150,000 Indigenous children were forced into Canada’s residential school system. Many never returned. In 2021, the remains of 215 children were uncovered at a former school site, and since then, more tha
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