Williams Lake Tribune, October 02, 2013

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ORANGE: Shirt Day

Inspiring the next generation Monica Lamb-Yorski Staff Writer

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A sea of orange filled Boitanio Park as hundreds of people gathered in Williams Lake Monday morning to mark the first-ever Orange Shirt Day, honouring residential school survivors and those who did not survive. “There was a photograph of a body builder from Italy wearing an orange shirt today on our Facebook page,” said Phyllis Webstad. She’s

the Canoe Creek band member whose story about having her brand new orange shirt taken away when she arrived at the St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School at the age of six years old inspired the creation of Orange Shirt Day. Standing with her mother, father, grandfather and aunt, Webstad said every child matters, even if they are an adult. “At the Truth and Reconciliation event in Vancouver I learned reconciliation is not just for First Nations

and white people,” Webstad said. “It’s all of Canada, including the Jewish, Japanese and Chinese. We all need to be a part of reconciliation.” National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo energetically addressed the crowd. “What’s up people of Orange Shirt Day,” he called out. “Kids, you heard Chief Anne Louie speaking her language. At one time they tried to take the chief’s language away, do you think that’s right?”

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Many children and adults answered, “no.” Atleo said around 50 people, wearing orange shirts with the slogan “Every Child Matters,” had a photograph taken in front of the parliament buildings Monday morning. “Acts of reconciliation can be big and we’re going to be bold in this country,” he said. “It’s going to be about economic justice, it’s going to be about social justice and having our rights implemented.”

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Canoe Creek band member Phyllis Webstad and National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo at Orange Shirt Day Monday.

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