Back يوم القميص البرتقالي Arabic Národní den pro pravdu a usmíření Czech Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation French Giornata della verità e della riconciliazione Italian Hari Baju Jingga Malay Национальный день истины и примирения Russian 全国真相与和解日 Chinese
| National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation | |
|---|---|
 Banners advertising Orange Shirt Day flying in Williams Lake, BC – a city located within T'exelc (Williams Lake First Nation territory) | |
| Also called | Orange Shirt Day T&R Day |
| Type | National |
| Significance | National day to recognize the impact of the Canadian Indian residential school system |
| Date | September 30 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First time | 2013 (Orange Shirt Day) 2021 (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) |
| Started by | Phyllis Webstad |
| Related to | National Indigenous Peoples Day |
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (sometimes shortened to T&R Day) (NDTR; French: Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation), originally and still colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day (French: Jour du chandail orange),[1] is a Canadian holiday to recognize the legacy of the Canadian Indian residential school system.[2]
As of March 2023,[update] NDTR is a statutory holiday for:[3][4]
- federal government employees and private-sector employees to whom the Canada Labour Code applies;
- provincial government employees in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.[5]
- all workers in British Columbia,[6] Manitoba,[7] Northwest Territories,[8] Nunavut,[9] Prince Edward Island,[10] and Yukon.[11]
Orange Shirt Day was first established as an observance in 2013, as part of an effort to promote awareness and education of the residential school system and the impact it has had on Indigenous communities for over a century. The impact of the residential school system has been recognized as a cultural genocide.
The use of an orange shirt as a symbol was inspired by the accounts of Phyllis Jack Webstad, whose personal clothing—including a new orange shirt—was taken from her during her first day of residential schooling, and never returned. The orange shirt is thus used as a symbol of the forced assimilation of Indigenous children that the residential school system enforced.
The day was elevated to a statutory holiday for federal workers and workers in federally-regulated workplaces by the Parliament of Canada in 2021,[12] and named "National Day for Truth and Reconciliation", in light of the claims of over 1,000 unmarked graves near former residential school sites.[13]
- ^ "Témoignages". Permanent Committee on Canadian Heritage, House of Commons of Canada. November 8, 2018. Archived from the original on September 13, 2019.
Le Jour du chandail orange, en septembre, est une journée très importante qui gagne en popularité partout au pays.
- ^ Indian has been used because of the historical nature of the article and the precision of the name. It was, and continues to be, used by government officials, Indigenous peoples and historians while referencing the school system. The use of the name also provides relevant context about the era in which the system was established, specifically one in which Indigenous peoples in Canada were homogeneously referred to as Indians rather than by language that distinguishes First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. Use of Indian is limited throughout the article to proper nouns and references to government legislation.
- ^ "National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – is it a paid holiday?". www.cfib-fcei.ca. September 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "Indigenous business leader disappointed National Day for Truth and Reconciliation not a provincial holiday". CBC News. September 11, 2021. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ Government of New Brunswick, Canada (September 22, 2022). "National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to be observed on Sept. 30". www2.gnb.ca. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation. "National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "The Employment Standards Code Amendment and Interpretation Amendment Act (Orange Shirt Day)". web2.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ "National Day for Truth and Reconciliation declared statutory holiday in Northwest Territories". Government of Northwest Territories. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Government of Nunavut". www.gov.nu.ca. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "Province observes National Day for Truth and Reconciliation". www.princeedwardisland.ca. September 30, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "Yukon legislature unanimously approves Truth and Reconciliation Day as stat holiday". Vancouver Is Awesome. November 24, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
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