Orange Shirt Day

Shopping for something to wear on Orange Shirt Day? Here’s what you need to know

Shopping for something to wear on Orange Shirt Day? Here’s what you need to know

Sep 27, 2023 | 1:04pm
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 Orange Sprinkle Donut campaign in Sask. will donate half of its proceeds to James Smith Cree Nation Trust Fund

Sep 26, 2022 | 12:52pm

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 […]

Saskatchewan recognizes Orange Shirt Day Wednesday

Sep 30, 2020 | 7:43am

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 […]

Balcarres students display Calls to Action artwork at Regina Public Library

Sep 30, 2019 | 4:00pm

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. […]