Today is Orange Shirt Day (Shuswap)

Read the bestselling children’s book Today is Orange Shirt Day in Secwepemctsín, the Shuswap language. Approved by the author, Phyllis Webstad, and translated by Tracy Thomas, with the assistance of Secwépemc (Shuswap) Elder Rose Wilson, to ensure cultural safety and authenticity. With the intention to assist in language preservation while making cultural stories more accessible to Indigenous Peoples, this series of translated books promote the learning of Indigenous languages for all ages with the help of popular and familiar stories. A first conversation about the importance of Orange Shirt Day and what little ones can expect to see and do on Orange Shirt Day, a day recognized annually on September 30th in Canada and a Federal Statutory Holiday since 2021, also known as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.