With Our Orange Hearts

"Every child matters, including you and me. With our orange hearts, we walk in harmony." As a young child, your little world can be full of big emotions. In this book, I, Phyllis Webstad, founder of Orange Shirt Day, show that sharing my story with the world helped me to process my feelings. My true orange shirt story encourages young children to open their hearts and listen as others share their feelings, and to be more comfortable sharing their own feelings too. Listening is a first step towards reconciliation. It's never too early to start. (From Medicine Wheel Publishing)

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• Orange Shirt Day founder writes children's book about residential school experience
• Winnipeg students wear orange shirts to honour residential school survivors
• What is Orange Shirt Day?
• How Phyllis Webstad's 1st day at residential school inspired a movement

Interviews with Phyllis Webstad

The Next Chapter4:12Phyllis Webstad on inspiring Orange Shirt Day

Phyllis Webstad is the founder of Orange Shirt Day, a day that honours Indigenous children who endured the horrors of residential schools. Her picture book, Phyllis's Orange Shirt, tells the story of her first day at residential school.

More about Orange Shirt Day

Orange shirt day remembers impact of residential schools

8 years ago

Duration 1:27

A ceremony was held at Edmonton's city hall on Friday to raise awareness of residential schools and to continue the reconciliation process.

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