Posted on 2024-09-25 07:00:00 +0000 UTC

Wear an orange shirt on Friday, September 27!

Why an orange shirt?

Orange is the colour of the shirt that was taken from 6-year old Phyllis Newstad on her first day of residential school. The orange shirt is a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations.

Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that we are on Treaty 6 territory, a traditional meeting grounds, gathering place, and travelling route to the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene and Nakota Sioux. We acknowledge all the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries.