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Orange Shirt Day, also known as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation or National Day of Remembrance, is observed yearly on September 30. Orange Shirt Day was first established as an observance in 2013 as part of an effort to promote awareness and education of the Canadian residential school system and its impact on Indigenous communities for over a century. The inspiration for Orange Shirt Day came from residential school survivor Phyllis Jack Webstad, who shared her story at a St. Joseph Mission Residential School Commemoration Project and Reunion event held in 2013.

“With the legacy of my grandfather’s own experience weighing heavy on me, that was all it took for my team and I to set out to help Pine Ridge uncover the truth about what happened. And that work turned into the podcast American Genocide: The Crimes of Native American Boarding Schools.”

The schools, most operated by the Catholic Church and U.S. government, were part of a large effort that began in the 19th century to assimilate Native children.

The schools, most operated by the Catholic Church and U.S. government, were part of a large effort that began in the 19th century to assimilate Native children.

'American Genocide: The Crimes of Native American Boarding Schools' spotlights the atrocities Indigenous children endured for decades at these schools — and how survivors are trying to heal