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Every Child Matters - Orange Shirt Day

On September 30th, we wear orange shirts to honour the children who survived residential schools and to remember those who never made it home.

ORANGE SHIRT DAY: Every Child Matters | Orange Shirt Day Society
Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission Residential School (1891-1981) Commemoration Project and Reunion events that took place in Williams Lake, BC, Canada, in May 2013. As spokesperson for the Reunion group leading up to the events, former student Phyllis (Jack) Webstad told her story of her first day at residential school when her shiny new orange shirt, bought by her grandmother, was taken from her as a six-year old girl.

Residential Schools: Selected Book & eBook Resources

The Elder Project
"Since 2010, Wendy has worked with school districts and other agencies on The Elder Project. She works with mainly First Nations and Inuit students. She trains them as poets, then she supervises their interviews with their Elders. These interviews are then turned into poems..."
Annotated Bibliography of Six Books Dealing with Residential School Experiences
by Krystina Nowak in YAACING, Fall 2014

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In the Library:

Campbell, N. I., & LaFave, K. (2005). Shi-shi-etko. Toronto: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press.

Jordan-Fenton, C., Pokiak-Fenton, M., & Amini-Holmes, L. (2010). Fatty Legs: A True Story. Toronto: Annick Press.

Sterling, S. My Name is Seepeetza. Toronto [Ont.]: Douglas & McIntyre.

Loyie, O. L., & Brissenden, C. (2008). Goodbye Buffalo Bay. Penticton, B.C: Theytus Books.

Dance, J. (2014). Red Wolf. Toronto, Ontario: Dundurn.

Davidson, D. A., & Henderson, S. B. (2011). Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story. Winnipeg, Manitoba: HighWater Press.
Project of Heart: Illuminating the Hidden History of Residentials Schools in BC | BCTF
An interactive eBook that connects the story to the 'back story' using links on each page to offer related resources. Project of Heart tiles with an 'aura' indicate that there is a link to click on and find additional resources including films, videos, documents, articles, and activities.

Residential Schools: Books, eBooks & Video in the Library@VIU

Selected Library books, eBooks and video related to First Nations experience in residential and other schools (here...)

Residential Schools: Selected Reference Sources

Canada's Residential Schools: The History, Part 1 Origins to 1939 by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Publication Date: 2015
Canada's Residential Schools: The History, 1939 to 2000 by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Publication Date: 2015
Canada's Residential Schools: The Inuit and Northern Experience by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Publication Date: 2015
Canada's Residential Schools: The Métis Experience by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Publication Date: 2015
Canada's Residential Schools: Missing Children and Unmarked Burials by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Publication Date: 2015
Canada's Residential Schools: The Legacy by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Publication Date: 2015
Canada's Residential Schools: Reconciliation by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Publication Date: 2015
Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future: Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Publication Date: 2015
The Survivors Speak by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Publication Date: 2015
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Publication Date: 2015
What We Have Learned: Principles of Truth and Reconciliation by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Publication Date: 2015
Reclaiming connections: Understanding residential school trauma among aboriginal people : a resource manual by Aboriginal Healing Foundation (Canada)
Publication Date: 2005

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Every Child Matters - Orange Shirt Day

Residential Schools: Selected Book & eBook Resources

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Residential Schools: Selected Reference Sources

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