Orange Shirt Day
We need to persist beyond symbolism
November 10, 2025By: Zainab Salam, Opinions Editor Every September 30, since 2021, we see public statements made by institutions and corporations that are still operating on unceded land — statements to remind us to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day is also known as Orange Shirt Day, a grassroots movement that began in 2013 and has grown into a national day of remembrance and accountability. But one day of acknowledgment isn’t enough to alleviate the weight of centuries of colonial harm on Turtle Island and its peoples. I feel like I’m stating the obvious, but the colour orange…
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Williams Lake First Nation to restore former residential school area on its own terms
March 27, 2025By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: brief descriptions of residential school violence and cultural genocide of Indigenous Peoples, mentions of burial sites. “I grieve for all who never made it — the children who never made it home and…
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Buy your orange shirt from Indigenous creators
October 1, 2024By: Abigail Streifel, SFU Student Content warning: mentions of residential schools. As we head into late September, we’re hearing more and more about the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The statutory holiday, which falls on September 30 and coincides…
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SFU Vancouver holds event to commemorate National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
November 22, 2021By: Nancy La, News Editor Content warning: mentions of residential schools. On September 28, 2021, SFU Vancouver hosted the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (NTRC) event to “raise awareness of the dark legacy of the residential school system in…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: Sept 27–Oct 3
September 27, 2021By: Gurleen Aujla, Peak Associate Orange Shirt Day Events | September 27–October 1 | FREE | SFU campuses Join the Office for Aboriginal Peoples, Indigenous Student Centre, and First Nations Student Association for four days of programming to commemorate Orange…
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SFU fails to properly consult Indigenous students (again) and peoples regarding new First Peoples’ Gathering House (again)
October 13, 2020By Harvin Bhathal, Features Editor On Orange Shirt Day, SFU held a ground awakening ceremony for the First Peoples Gathering House (FPGH), which will open in 2023. The FPGH will be a space on the Burnaby campus that is meant…
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