The founder of Orange Shirt Day says a new generation of students is leading the way toward meaningful change as she visits ...
Phyllis Webstad, a tribal citizen of the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation, is a prime example of how one person can make a difference and create an Indigenous movement across North America. Webstad is ...
Kim Barrington was on the subway in Toronto last September when a young boy admired the orange shirt that she wore to honor the survivors of Canada's residential schools system. "It was a little boy, ...
Last week, 215 feathers were placed on the lawn of Sitka’s former residential school, Sheldon Jackson, in remembrance of the 215 children whose remains were discovered at a former residential school ...
The munk-yeʔlan sax̣ali marketplace, a Northeast Portland service hub created by the Native American Youth and Family Center, was bathed in orange Sunday in preparation for Orange Shirt Day on Sept.
ANGOLA, NY — On Thursday, the Lake Shore School District honors Orange Shirt Day, or Every Child Matters Day. It is a day to remember the Indigenous children sent to residential schools across the US.
A daylong conference hosted by the Western New York Literacy Initiative is being held at the Buffalo Convention Center.
As Joanne Frye stood in the lobby of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Government and Community Center, she was helping to arrange 1,100 brightly colored orange shirts. The shirts were to be given to ...
TRAVERSE CITY — The national Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools known as Orange Shirt Day is observed today to honor survivors and remember those who did not make it back home.In the ...
Editor’s Note: This story was published in observance of Orange Shirt Day in 2021. Native News Online is republishing it again this year. Phyllis Webstad, a tribal citizen of the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem ...