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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30, 2026 The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation,  colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day  is a Canadian day of memorial to recognize the atrocities and multi-generational effects of the Canadian Indian residential school system .  It occurs every year on September 30. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission  was  established to document the effects of the residential school system.  The residential school system was created as a civilizing mission to isolate Indigenous children from the influence of their own culture and religion in order to assimilate them into the dominant Euro-Canadian culture. Orange Shirt Day was first established as a day of observance in 2013. The use of an orange shirt as a symbol was inspired by the accounts of Phyllis Jack Webstad , whose personal clothing—including a new orange shirt—was taken from her during her first day of residential schooling, and never returned...