How to honour residential school survivors this Orange Shirt Day
CBC Communications | Posted: September 21, 2023 3:24 PM | Last Updated: September 26, 2023
Join us on the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation: Saturday, Sept. 30.
Join Wa-Say Healing Centre and CBC Manitoba on Saturday, Sept. 30 as we mark Orange Shirt Day. On the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Wa-Say Healing Centre is hosting a walk and powwow in downtown Winnipeg. This event offers a time to reflect on the harms caused by residential schools while also celebrating Indigenous cultures here in Treaty One. Scroll down to learn how you can participate in the Orange Shirt Day events.
Healing walk
Show your support for survivors of residential schools by attending the healing walk.
Oodena Circle, The Forks
- 9 a.m. - Gather at Oodena Circle
- 10 a.m. - Pipe ceremony
- 10:30 a.m. - Opening remarks
- 11 a.m. - Walk departs for Canada Life Centre
See photos and videos from 2022's Orange Shirt Day walk and powwow.
Powwow
Celebrate Indigenous dancing, music and traditional regalia at the Orange Shirt Day powwow.
Canada Life Centre at 300 Portage Ave., Winnipeg
- 1 p.m. - Grand entry
- 1:45 p.m. - Speeches
- 2 p.m. - Inter-tribals and specials
- 2:45 p.m. - Presenting special guests with star blankets
- 4 p.m. - Inter-tribals and specials
- 5:45 p.m. - Closing remarks
These Orange Shirt Day events are free to attend and are open to all.
What is Orange Shirt Day?
[ Orange Shirt Day] recognizes the tragic legacy of residential schools, the missing children, the families left behind and honours the survivors. By wearing an Orange Shirt, we raise awareness of how during the residential school period, personal belongings such as clothing and with it culture and freedom, were taken away from children and multiple generations after them.
-Wa-Say Healing Centre
Here's how you can watch and listen to Orange Shirt Day programming on CBC Gem, CBC Listen and more.