Orange Shirt Day Events
These events are part of a semester-long series to bring awareness to the legacy of colonization across Turtle Island, the necessity of institutional decolonization, as well as Indigenous resurgence and joy.
On Campus Activities
The College has a wide range of activities planned in the days leading up to September 30. The entire community is encouraged to participate, engage and learn more about the Indigenous peoples of Canada, the legacy of colonization and the steps still needed towards reconciliation across our country and within the 海角涩区 community.
Beginning on September 22, 海角涩区鈥檚 floodlights on De Maisonneuve will cast an orange light to honour children who never returned home and survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.
Friday, October 3, 2025 @ 1 PM – Room: CoLab (3F.43):聽 Decolonizing your Syllabus: Practical Tools for rethinking your course
Delivered by Dr. Donna Goodleaf, Director, Decolonizing Curriculum and Pedagogy, Centre for Teaching and Learning, Concordia University.
Indigenous Perspectives: The Iroquois Great Law of Peace
Delivered by Tiio Hemlock.
Learn how five warring nations in ancient America came to become allies and developed the first true democracy in human history.
Sept 16th听10补尘-11:30补尘
Sept 17th听2辫尘-3:30辫尘
Indigenous Perspectives: Truth and Reconciliation from a Kahnawake Mohawk鈥檚 perspective
Delivered by Tiio Hemlock.
Sept 30th 10am-11:30am
Oct 1st听2辫尘-3:30辫尘
Indigenous Perspectives: Documentary series and discussion.聽
Native America:聽Explore the Americas before Columbus
Delivered by Tiio Hemlock.
Sept 24th听10补尘-12辫尘
Purchase your Orange Shirt in the Upper Atrium
The Campus Life Office will set up in the Upper Atrium selling Orange t-shirts to the community. The t-shirts will feature the artwork entitled “Remember Me” by Shayla Chlo毛 Oroho:te Etienne, a student in Visual Arts at 海角涩区. Proceeds will go to the 海角涩区 First Peoples鈥� Centre to support their programming and services for students who visit the FPC.
National Film Board short films by Indigenous Creators in 3C.1
A collection of short films selected by Cinema-Communications faculty member Dipti Gupta will be shown on rotation in 3C.1 and Upper Atrium from September 22 to 30, 2025. Stop by for lunch and learn something new!
Showcasing Artwork by Indigenous Students by Warren G. Flowers Gallery
The Warren G. Flowers Gallery showcase space facing the cafeteria will feature works by Indigenous students at 海角涩区.
海角涩区 Library
Stop by the library (5C.1) during the month of September to browse their book display for Orange Shirt Day. Selections include fiction, reports, monographs, graphic novels, and memoirs on the topic of residential schools in Canada. Access the library鈥檚 for fiction and non-fiction book suggestions. You can also find additional sources in the .
The library will be handing out Orange Shirt Day bookmarks and has put together a custom book display on the second floor of the library featuring:
- All seven volumes of Canada鈥檚 Truth and Reconciliation report
- A mix of fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, and memoirs about residential schools
- Check out their custom book lists from the 海角涩区 collection, which are active and available year-round!
Questions? Email us at , or at your convenience.
海角涩区 Library, 5C.1
Mon – Thurs:聽聽 7:30 a.m. 鈥� 6:30 p.m.
Friday:聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 7:30 a.m. 鈥� 5:00 p.m.
Closed on weekends
September 30, 2025, at 1 PM, Parc Mont Royal: Every Child Matters March
Organized by The Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal
Everyone is encouraged to wear orange shirts and bring their drums as symbols of solidarity.
Event Details:
Start Time: 1:00 PM
Gathering Location: Monument George-脡tienne Cartier (Parc Avenue)
March Route:
-Begin at the Monument George-脡tienne Cartier
-Walk south on Parc Avenue to Sherbrooke
-Turn right onto Sherbrooke
-Continue along Sherbrooke until Mansfield
-Turn left onto Mansfield
-Continue south on Mansfield until Boulevard Ren茅-L茅vesque
-Gather at the former Macdonald Monument at Place du Canada, between Metcalfe and Peel, just south of Ren茅-L茅vesque
Speakers/Performers are:
Kevin Deer
Jeremy Dutcher
Sacred Wolf Drummers
Alex McComber
Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer
Ellen Gabriel
Barbara Diabo
Maya Cousineau-Mollen
Beatrice Deer
Why Wear Orange?
Both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day are on September 30. Orange Shirt Day is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day intended to raise awareness of individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of residential schools and to promote the concept of “Every Child Matters.” The orange shirt is a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations.
On September 29-30, 2025, we encourage all Canadians to wear orange to honour the thousands of Survivors of residential schools.
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