Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The orange shirt was chosen because of something that happened to Phyllis Webstad on her first day at a residential school when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Phyllis Webstad, creator of the Orange Shirt Day movement, is seen visiting the Wolastoqey immersion school in Fredericton in 2023 ...

Just over six years since she began speaking her truth full-time, Phyllis Webstad shared her story during her keynote speech for the 2025 BC Historical Federation Conference in Williams Lake. “Life ...

WARNING: This story contains details of experiences at residential schools. A documentary about the founder of Orange Shirt Day aims to provide education about the history of residential school ...

A documentary about the founder of Orange Shirt Day aims to provide education about the history of residential school survivors — while not re-traumatizing them in the process. Phyllis Webstad's ...