Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
On Friday, September 29th, School District 59 Peace River South will honour Orange Shirt Day as a way to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th. Orange Shirt Day honours all the children who were taken away from their families and forced to attend residential schools. Phyllis Webstad told her story in the book “Phyllis’s Orange Shirt” which inspired people all over Canada to wear orange shirts because Phyllis’s beautiful orange shirt, gifted to her by her grandmother, was taken away from her the first day she arrived at a residential school.
We wear these shirts to remember and show our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation.
