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Orange Shirt Day

September 30th is Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day is also called Orange Shirt Day in honour of Phyllis Webstad, a Northern Secwpemc woman, who was forced to abandon her brilliant orange shirt on her first day of residential school. Discover titles, both fiction and non-fiction, that share about Indigenous people and how their lives were and are affected by residential schools and colonialism.

22 items

  • Board Book, 2024[Victoria, British Columbia] : Medicine Wheel Publishing, [2024] — JB Webst
  • Picture Book, 2017Toronto, Ontario : Second Story Press, [2017] — JP Flore
  • Picture Book, 2020Toronto, Ontario : Second Story Press, [2020] — JP Calla
  • Picture Book, 2023Victoria, BC : Medicine Wheel Publishing, 2023. — JP Webst
  • Book, 2020[Victoria, British Columbia] : Medicine Wheel Education, [2020] — J 371.82997071 Ora
  • Spirit Bear

    Fishing for Knowledge, Catching Dreams : Based on a True Story

    Blackstock, Cindy
    Book, 2018[Ottawa] : First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada, [2018] — J 371.82997071 Bla
  • Picture Book, 2005Toronto : House of Anansi Press, c2005. — JP Campb
  • Picture Book, 2008Toronto : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2008. — JP Campb
  • Picture Book, 2016Toronto, ON : Second Story Press, [2016] — JP Dupui
  • Why We Dance

    a Story of Hope and Healing

    Havrelock, Deirdre
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2024. — JP Havre
  • Book, 2010Toronto : Annick Press, c2010. — J 371.8299712071 Jor
  • These Are My Words

    the Residential School Diary of Violet Pesheens

    Slipperjack, Ruby, 1952-
    Book, 2016Toronto, Ontario : Scholastic Canada Ltd., [2016] — J FIC Slipp
  • Book, 2017[Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, [2017] — J 971.00497 Gra
  • Picture Book, 2018Collingwood, ON : Coast 2 Coast 2 Coast, [2018] — J 371.82997071 Ros
  • Residential Schools

    the Devastating Impact on Canada's Indigenous Peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Findings and Calls for Action

    Florence, Melanie
    Book, 2016Toronto : James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers, [2016] — J 371.82997071 Flo
  • Book, 2020Collingwood, ON : Coast 2 Coast 2 Coast, [2020] — J 362.73408997071 Nic