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Medicine Wheel Education
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English
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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 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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Medicine Wheel Education
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English
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Phyllis, a Canadian First Nations girl, looks forward to going away to school like her cousin, but when she arrives, wearing the orange shirt her grandmother gave her, the nuns take her shirt away and never return it, and she discovers life there is very different from what she expected.
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Medicine Wheel Education
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Français
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Phyllis, a Canadian First Nations girl, looks forward to going away to school like her cousin, but when she arrives, wearing the orange shirt her grandmother gave her, the nuns take her shirt away and never return it, and she discovers life there is very different from what she expected.
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Medicine Wheel Education
Language
English
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'Beyond the Orange Shirt Story' is a unique collection of truths, as told by Phyllis Webstad's family and others, that will give readers an up-close look at what life was like before, during, and after their Residential School experiences. Phyllis's hope is that all Canadians honour the lives and experiences of Survivors and their families as we go 'Beyond the Orange Shirt Story.'
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Medicine Wheel Education
Language
English
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This award-winning book explores a number of important topics including the historical, generational, and continual impacts of Residential Schools on Indigenous Peoples, the journey of the Orange Shirt Day movement, and how you can effectively participate in the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
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