Student Life: Orange Shirt Day

TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION WEEK is a 5-day national event that will continue the conversations from Every Child Matters. Important conversations including the truths of the Indigenous treaties, First Nation, Métis and Inuit land claims, and the residential schools system. This online event will provide historical workshops, exclusive video content, and activities for students — all supported by artistic and cultural performances by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit artists.

Produced in collaboration with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, we are pleased to announce the publication of Every Child Matters: Reconciliation Through Education.

Written by award-winning Indigenous author Monique Gray Smithlink opens in new window, this magazine, which is based on the Seven Sacred Teachings, is aimed for students in grades 5–12 and is available in both English and French.

Produite en collaboration avec le Centre national pour la vérité et la réconciliation, cette publication complète l’événement virtuel du même nom qui se tiendra le 30 septembre 2020.

Rédigé par l’autrice autochtone primée, Monique Gray SmithLe lien s'ouvre dans un nouvel onglet, ce magazine, qui repose sur les Sept enseignements sacrés, s’adresse aux élèves de la 5e à la 12e année (cégep), et est offert en anglais et en français.

The original Orange Shirt Day page - including events listings, videos, teacher resources.

The Manitoba Teacher's Society have developed these lesson plans, while also recommending external resources.