Orange Shirt Day

Indigenous leaders say two staff at a Saskatchewan courthouse were told to go home and take off the orange shirts they wore for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The Meadow Lake Tribal Council is demanding an investigation. Richard Derocher, a vice-chief with the council, says the two First Nations women had been proud […]

The Liberal party of today is not quite the same as the one elected in 2015 promising to foster new paths and nation-to-nation relationships with Indigenous Peoples, the leaders of the three national Indigenous organizations said as they look ahead to the fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday. “Our reconciliation moment that […]

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have unveiled a new Indigenous logo which was designed by Chris Chipak from Red Pheasant Cree Nation — Treaty 6. The logo, commissioned in recognition of the team’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation, will be showcased throughout Mosaic Stadium and on CTV, TSN, RDS and CBS. The logo will be on player helmets as part of the […]

Every dollar spent on an orange T-shirt for Truth and Reconciliation Day should be a conscious effort to uplift an Indigenous business or community, experts say. Shopping for orange T-shirts from Indigenous businesses is a tangible step toward economic reconciliation, said Rob Schulz, founder of online marketplace ShopFirstNations. For anyone unsure how to find those businesses, here are […]

Tim Hortons announced that its Orange Sprinkle Donut fundraising campaign is returning on September 30. Last year, more than one million Orange Sprinkle Donuts were sold across Canada, raising over $1.6 million for the Orange Shirt Society and the Indian Residential School Survivors Society. This year, in Saskatchewan, the campaign will put half its proceeds […]

Wednesday is Orange Shirt Day in Saskatchewan. The movement is to bring awareness to the harmful legacy residential schools have in Canada. Saskatchewan School Boards Association President Shawn Davidson says the day is significant because of a student at a residential school who wore her orange shirt the day she arrived at the school. “She […]

Students from a small town in Saskatchewan travelled to the Queen City on Monday to have their artwork displayed as part of Orange Shirt Day. Named Igniting the Spirit of Reconciliation, the exhibit features artwork by students from Balcarres Community School and presents the students’ reaction to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. […]