10/09/2023
We stand today and every day in solidarity. We wear our to raise awareness about the dark history of Residential Schools. We support survivors within the Native American community by amplifying their voices and demanding Truth and Reconciliation.
This photo project focuses on calling attention to investigations currently being made into why thousands of missing indigenous children are being found in unmarked graves. Through the use of Ground Pe*******on Radar (GPR) technology and the testimonies of survivors, 11 out of 138 Residential Schools across Canada have been under investigation with little to no support from the Canadian government. It is estimated by the Truth and Reconciliation Committee (TCR) that the remains of at least 5,000 children are scattered across these 11 Canadian school sites, along with the bodies of 6,128 Native children being recovered across the U.S. and Canada so far.
The significance of the orange shirt comes from a story told by a survivor, Phyllis Webstad, who was forced to leave her family and attend a Residential School in British Columbia. Her grandmother had bought her an orange shirt for her first day of school, but it was taken from her once she arrived.
Survivors have recounted horrific stories about the systematic family and cultural separation, beatings, sexual abuse and starvation that they endured while being forced to attend these Residential Schools.
To show your support, please donate to the , wear your orange shirt in solidarity and educate those around you about this very important issue.
Every. Child. Matters.
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