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Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake, BC, Canada, in the spring of 2013. It grew out of Phyllis' story of having her shiny new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school at the Mission, and it has become an opportunity to keep the discussion on all aspects of residential schools happening annually.
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Many Canadians don’t realize that the current [settlement] only dealt with our people who went to the residential schools, as defined by the government of Canada.
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In order to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission makes the following calls to action.
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IRSSS provides essential services to Residential School Survivors, their families, and to those dealing with intergenerational traumas.
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