Orange Shirt Day Events 2023
For more than a century, thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their homes and placed in residential schools, as part of a policy of assimilation into European and Christian culture.
Join us to commemorate Indian residential school victims, honour survivors and their families, and commit to acting on reconciliation.
Remembering the Children
Saturday, September 30, 9 am
at Fort Calgary, 750 9 Ave. SE
Everyone is strongly encouraged to wear orange as a sign of support and to honour the children who didn't return from residential schools across the country.
Additionally, there are several other community-led events happening around Calgary in honour of Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Visit the Calgary Foundation events page to learn more and find an event near you.
Other Ways to Get Involved
There are many ways to reflect on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day and to learn about the impacts Indian Residential Schools had on the survivors, intergenerational survivors, and the many children that did not survive.
Wear an orange shirt from a local Indigenous vendor to show your allyship and solidarity (Check out Moonstone Creations or Redman Customs to name a few)
Read the White Goose Flying Report - 43 calls-to-action that The City of Calgary can directly implement or support implementation of.
Review the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Summary Report that identifies 94 Calls to Action to “redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation.
Be an ally to the Indigenous community
Participate in one of the many community-led National Truth & Reconciliation events listed by the Calgary Foundation