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This Resource Guide contains links to several resources related to Indigenous topics, including history, language, culture, and current issues. However, it is best practice to consult with the Indigenous community members and representatives that you are referring to and/or working with.
Indigenous Education at NC provides a variety of academic and cultural supports for students, in a culturally sensitive manner, and encourages Indigenous student success. Services and supports include guidance on how to access College services, referrals and access to Indigenous counselling; advice and one-on-one support; opportunities for student leadership development; assistance with connecting to community organizations; support with applying for funding or working with bands; support for 2SLGBTQQIA+, and more.
They host initiatives such as Soup luncheons for students; provide community-building opportunities with peers, staff and faculty; offer cultural programming and workshops, and encourage participation in Indigenous events and celebrations where students have an opportunity to take on leadership roles. Visit niagaracollege.ca/indigenouseducation.
Orange Shirt day is an annual event held each September 30th in remembrance of the Canadian Residential School system.
Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) Residential School (1891-1981) Commemoration Project and Reunion events that took place in Williams Lake, BC, Canada, in May 2013. This project was the vision of Esketemc (Alkali Lake) Chief Fred Robbins, who is a former student himself. It brought together former students and their families from the Secwepemc, Tsilhqot’in, Southern Dakelh and St’at’imc Nations along with the Cariboo Regional District, the Mayors and municipalities, School Districts and civic organizations in the Cariboo Region.
Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of this project. As spokesperson for the Reunion group leading up to the events, former student Phyllis (Jack) Webstad told her story of her first day at residential school when her shiny new orange shirt, bought by her grandmother, was taken from her as a six-year old girl.