Every child matters

This year my family and I participated in Orange Shirt Day. This was our first time doing so. The origins of this nationwide event obliged me to deeply think of our current state of affairs as…

Many schools across the province are drawing colouring an eagle feather template created by Gitxsan artist Michelle Stoney and hanging the feathers on fences to remember the 215 children whose remains were found at a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C..

Please join us in wearing orange to raise awareness of the injustices of the residential school system and to honour the thousands of survivors. #nationaldayoftruthandreconciliation #orange #orangeshirtday #Hamilton #accessmidwives #hamont #hamiltonontario #community

Brooke Betsuie on Instagram: "sept. 30 - orange shirt day 🧡 i wanted to create this drawing in honor of national day of truth and reconciliation for residential school survivors as well as the children who never returned home to their families. all native people are affected by this and it is for this reason why many of us are not fluent in our native languages and has caused the loss of our culture. i wanted to share this with you all and hope it brings awareness today. i wanted to include…

At the Orange Shirt Society, we grow awareness of the individual, family and community intergenerational impacts of Residential Schools