Orange Shirt Day

While the exact number of residential school-related deaths remains unknown due to incomplete records, there are estimates that more than 6,000 unmarked graves have been found to date. An art installation displayed this week in the Leddy Library honours those victims.

Located in the library’s main stairwell, the installation contains roughly 6,000 small shirts cut from orange paper and strung together.

The inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation takes place Thursday, Sept. 30. Coinciding with Orange Shirt Day, the day brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the spirit of hope and reconciliation to honour residential school victims, survivors, their families, and communities.