Sept. 30, has been officially proclaimed as “Orange Shirt Day” in Saskatchewan as an
opportunity to ensure discussion happens about residential schools.
Orange Shirt Day is “an opportunity for First Nations, local governments, schools and communities
to come together in a spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come.” As an
affirmation of our commitment to ensure that everyone around us matters, Regina Catholic Schools
will use this as a day to remind everyone of our firm belief that Every Child Matters, and to honour and
remember the legacy that Elder Mike left behind as he shared his residential school experience with
RCSD school students and staff over the years.
The movement is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission residential school commemoration event held in
Williams Lake, B.C., in 2013. It grew out of the account of a young girl having her new orange shirt taken
away on her first day of school at the Mission
