On September 30, WEST recognizes National Truth and Reconciliation Day and Orange Shirt Day: a time to honor Residential School Survivors, their families and communities, and the children who never came home. It is also a day to remember, reflect, and keep learning about the lasting harm caused by residential schools and colonial systems across Canada.
For many, this day is deeply personal. It is tied to intergenerational trauma, community experience, grief, strength, and healing. Recognizing September 30 means listening with humility, making space for truth, and treating reconciliation as something we carry well beyond a single day.
Through WEST, ULC’s Reconciliation Action Plan, we are committed to continued learning, building stronger relationships, and supporting respectful engagement with Indigenous Peoples and communities in the places where we live and work.
You can learn more about the Orange Shirt Society here: https://orangeshirtday.org/
