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The orange shirt story / author, Phyllis Webstad ; illustrations, Brock Nicol.

By: Webstad, PhyllisContributor(s): Nicol, BrockPublication details: [Victoria, BC] : Medicine Wheel Education, c2018. Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 22 cmISBN: 9780993869495 (pbk.); 0993869491 (pbk.)Subject(s): Webstad, Phyllis -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile fiction | Off-reservation boarding schools -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction | Shuswap First Nation -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction | Shuswap First Nation -- Education -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction | First Nations -- Education -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction | First Nations -- Cultural assimilation -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction | Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Residential schools -- Juvenile fiction | Indigenous peoples -- Education -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction | Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Cultural assimilation -- Juvenile fictionDDC classification: [E] Summary: When Phyllis Webstad (nee Jack) turned six, she went to the residential school for the first time. On her first day at school, she wore a shiny orange shirt that her Granny had bought for her, but when she got to the school, it was taken away from her and never returned. This is the true story of Phyllis and her orange shirt. It is also the story of Orange Shirt Day, an important day of remembrance for all Canadians.
List(s) this item appears in: Indigenous Matters for kids | Talking About Residential Schools-For Kids
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When Phyllis Webstad (nee Jack) turned six, she went to the residential school for the first time. On her first day at school, she wore a shiny orange shirt that her Granny had bought for her, but when she got to the school, it was taken away from her and never returned. This is the true story of Phyllis and her orange shirt. It is also the story of Orange Shirt Day, an important day of remembrance for all Canadians.

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