In my community, to recognize and partake in ongoing reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and settlers, local school children designed quilt squares which were knitted together and displayed in solidarity.
If you're unfamiliar with this growing Canadian tradition, watch this CBC Kids video featuring the founder of Orange Shirt Day, elder and author Phyllis Webstad. Confronting racism, her story and growing activism has changed our country for the better.
3 comments:
Thanks for the reminder that it's the right day to take my orange short off its hanger. What was done to First Nations families is a heartbreaking part of Canadian history.
I explained to my grandson what was done in the past to indigenous children. September 30th is the day the children were taken. It is a black stain on our country and I am thankful that there was a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and I am thankful we are trying to make amends.
Codex: Didn't realize it had become a public holiday. Just remembrance or laws attached?
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