Orange Shirt Day Project
Orange Shirt Day is a significant annual event in Canada that recognizes the history and legacy of the country's residential school system and raises awareness about the impact it had on Indigenous communities, particularly Indigenous children.
Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation are important steps in acknowledging the dark chapters of Canada's history, fostering dialogue, and working towards healing and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. They also emphasize the importance of education and understanding as the path to a more inclusive and equitable society.
This year, Live it Earth wants to show its support and reaffirm its strong commitment to the Truth and Reconciliation path. We are asking everyone from our community to participate in a video project that we will release on the 30th of September
How to be part of the video
Take a vertical picture of yourself wearing orange (or a picture of your family or classroom, as long as they are wearing orange). The more pictures, the better! We need the person's knees to be visible in the picture (see the example below).
Make sure anyone on the picture has signed the online release form. It takes less than a minute! We won’t be able to use your photo if we don’t have a release form
Send the photo to roxane@liveit.earth
To go further
Check out Shannon Mills’s Orange Shirt Day Reads
Begin your learning journey here
Join our 2 Live It Earth staff who will attend the 4 Seasons of Indigenous Learning course from Outdoor Play Canada. The "4 Seasons of Indigenous Learning initiative acknowledges that authentically undertaking a personal learning journey towards Truth and Reconciliation takes more than just a day or month each year, but should be across all four seasons"
Learn more about the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation here
