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OFFICE OF INDIGENOUS ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (IACE).
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Orange Shirt Day The University of Victoria community commemorated Orange Shirt Day with events throughout the week of Sept. 27, both on campus and online. This year, Sept. 30 was designated by the federal government as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a way to honour former residential-school Survivors and their families. UVic raised more than $60,000 for Orange Shirt Day initiatives through sales of the 2021 T-shirt designed by Carey Newman Hayalthkin’geme (Kwakwaka'wakw/Coast Salish).
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Alumni House Ian Stewart Complex Gordon Head Road Victoria BC VN X
