Why do some Canadians wear orange shirts?: A critical look at the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and why focusing solely on residential schools overlooks the real causes of indigenous poverty and suffering under the Indian Act. – IRSRG

November 14, 2025

This article was originally published on the Western Standard website. It has been republished with the author’s permission.

(Note: “Indians” is used in this writing, not to be disrespectful, but to draw attention to the reality that today, in 2025, we still have an apartheid Indian Act, and we still cling to treaties which use the word throughout their texts.)

September 30 is Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. It has been observed each year since 2021, following the Kamloops Indian band’s “discovery” of what were alleged to be the indecently interred remains of 215 indigenous schoolchildren. To date, the number of children’s remains actually recovered there is zero.

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