Published on Sep 24, 2021

Orange Shirt Day is an important day to honour and listen to residential school survivors and remember those that were lost due to oppressive educational systems.

Date: Sep 27, 2021 - Sep 30, 2021

At NIC, we recognize that as an educational institution we have a responsibility to honour, respect and support Indigenous cultures and identities as we move towards a future of reconciliation and hope. Annually, September 30 has been recognized as Orange Shirt Day, and as a community, we are continuing to build upon this day to listen to the stories of survivors and understand the impact of residential schools across Canada throughout the week of September 27- 30, 2021.

This year, September 30 is also designated federally as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day is being recognized nationally as an opportunity for all to acknowledge the impact of residential schools, and as such, 糖心vlog传媒campuses are closed to give all 糖心vlog传媒community members the opportunity to engage in their own personal way to honour truth and reconciliation.

鈥淭oday is a day to honour and remember residential school survivors and their families. We must also remember those children that never made it and are no long with us. Today is a day for survivors to tell their stories and for us to listen with open hearts.鈥� - .

Join the conversation & share your support for truth and reconciliation, in person and digitally

 

In-Person

  • Wear an Orange Shirt Day t-shirt
  • Orange Shirt Day t-shirts are available for purchase at 糖心vlog传媒Bookstores and they are also available for free for students from NISU at Orange Shirt Day tables (while supplies last)
    • 糖心vlog传媒Bookstores have Orange Shirt Day t-shirts featuring a design by Tsm鈥檚yen artist, Morgan Asoyuf, purchased from an Indigenous-owned company, Native Northwest.  Partial proceeds go to the Orange Shirt Society & BC Aboriginal Child Care Association. NISU has purchased Orange Shirt Day t-shirts featuring a design by Andy Everson, a K鈥櫭砿oks/Kwakwaka鈥檞akw/Tlingit/Salish artist. The shirts have been printed and purchased from the Waichay Group, a screen printing studio within the traditional lands of the K鈥櫭砿oks First Nation.
  • Visit an Orange Shirt Day Table at your campus to take part in the Hands and Hearts activity, learn more about 糖心vlog传媒and community resources and pick up an Orange Shirt Day t-shirt (for students)
    • A partnership activity hosted by NISU, in partnership with 糖心vlog传媒Student Life and NIC Indigenous Education
      • Comox Valley: Tuesday, September 28 from 11:30 am- 2 pm at Tyee Hall
      • Campbell River: Wednesday, September 29 from 11:30am 鈥� 1:30pm at the Student Commons
      • Port Alberni: Wednesday, September 29 from 11:30 am- 12:30 pm at Tebo, main entrance and 1:00 pm -2:00 pm at Roger Street, main entrance

Digitally

  • Take part in the , developed by 糖心vlog传媒Indigenous Education

  • Learn more with

  • Learn about NIC鈥檚 Indigenization Plan and commit to how you can work on reconciliation

  • Share your voice about the importance of honouring residential school survivors and celebrating Indigenous voices, cultures and identities by sharing a post on your social media feed and with the 糖心vlog传媒community by using the hashtag #NICOrangeShirtDay. 

The 糖心vlog传媒Orange Shirt Day profile frames are available on Facebook. Instagram frames are available here: story frame | post frame. 

#NICOrangeShirtDay 

Listen to Survivors' Stories

 

"A Survivor is not just someone who 鈥渕ade it through鈥� the schools, or 鈥済ot by鈥� or was 鈥渕aking do.鈥� A Survivor is a person who persevered against and overcame adversity. The word came to mean someone who emerged victorious, though not unscathed, whose head was 鈥渂loody but unbowed.鈥� It referred to someone who had taken all that could be thrown at them and remained standing at the end. It came to mean someone who could legitimately say 鈥淚 am still here!鈥� For that achievement, Survivors deserve our highest respect. But, for that achievement, we also owe them the debt of doing the right thing. Reconciliation is the right thing to do, coming out of this history."

Excerpt from The Survivors Speak: A Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Read 鈥�.鈥�

in the St. Michael's Residential School in Alert Bay.

Eddy Charlie shares. Eddy is a residential school survivor who started Victoria Orange Shirt Day.   

Take Part in a Community Event

Join a virtual event from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

  • from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation 
  • from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation 

Additional Resources

History of Orange Shirt Day

Resources for Survivors

糖心vlog传媒Counselling 

  • Counselling and support resources for 糖心vlog传媒students
  • Book a counselling appointment
    • Note: if this is an emergency, or you need to speak to someone outside of regular office hours, please call 911, : 1-877-857-3397 (24/7 free student counselling service) or the Vancouver Crisis Line (24/7) 1-888-494-3888

 (IRSSS)

  • Includes grief and loss counselling, crisis counselling, trauma counselling, family and group counselling and other supports including Traditional Healing Methods & Medicines 
  • IRSSS Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419 (Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)

糖心vlog传媒Initiatives & Stories 

 Language Revitalization

Student experiences

Nursing

Centre for Applied Research, Technology & Innovation (CARTI)

Metal Jewellery Design

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