Wear orange on September 27, 2024, to honour First Nations, Métis and Inuit children who survived residential schools and those who were lost. Saskatchewan Polytechnic is moving our Orange Shirt Day events to September 23 - 27 to accommodate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation holiday.
Orange Shirt Day was chosen because it is the time of year in which children were taken from their homes to residential schools. It is also an opportunity for Indigenous peoples, local governments, schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope.
Contact or visit your campus Indigenous Students' Center for more information.
Learn more about Orange Shirt Day at orangeshirtday.org
Campus Store Give Back Collection
The sale of Orange Shirt Day tee shirts is part of the Give Back Collection, a new initiative at the Saskatchewan Polytechnic Campus Store to support our community. For Orange Shirt Day, 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the tee shirts priced at $20 each will be given back to the Saskatchewan Polytechnic Indigenous Student Emergency Bursary, which provides emergency funds for students to meet urgent needs for essentials like food and housing. Tee shirts can be purchased in the Campus Store or online.
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Events
Moose Jaw
Join us at the Indigenous Students' Centre. Contact the Indigenous Students' Centre for more information and to register.
September 23, 2024:
- 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. - Beading
September 27, 2024:
- Orange shirt wall and a video with Phyllis Webstad.
Prince Albert
Join us at the Indigenous Students' Centre. Contact the Indigenous Students' Centre for more information and to register.
September 27, 2024
- 9 a.m. morning prayer and smudge
- 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. hot lunch
- 12:05 p.m. photo on the front lawn with all staff and students in orange shirts
- 1 p.m. Effects of Intergenerational trauma presentation by Anita Cameron
Regina
Join us at the Indigenous Students' Centre. Contact the Indigenous Students' Centre for more information and to register.
September 19-27, 2024
- The Indigenous Students’ Centre is offering the chance to win an orange shirt to students who share a written commitment on the theme "Every Child Matters: Every Child Should Feel..." The comment will be shared on the school bulletin board, located in the hallway outside of the Indigenous Students’ Centre and the library.
September 23, 2024
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10 - 10:30 a.m. - The traditional practice of smudging was not allowed in Indian residential schools. Designated smudging areas are part of Sask Polytech’s commitment to the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action. Join our team for a smudge and education on the traditional practice in the student centre.
September 24, 2024
- Community kitchen (registration required)
September 25, 2024
- 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Join the Indigenous Student Success team to learn about Indigenous cultural practices highlighted in the TRC Calls to Action. Our Knowledge Keeper Gary Gott will share his teachings about traditional medicines.
September 26, 2024
- 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Join the Indigenous Student Success team to learn about Indigenous cultural practices highlighted in the TRC Calls to Action. The Indigenous counsellors will share their knowledge and art form of beading.
Saskatoon
Join us at the Indigenous Students' Centre. Contact the Indigenous Students' Centre for more information and to register.
September 23, 2024
- 11 a.m. - Smudge followed by video showing of Phyllis Webstad video, fill out a paper orange shirt for a prize entry. Light refreshments.
September 26, 2024
- 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. - Drop-in beading of an orange shirt pin.
September 27
- Orange shirt day Kahoot