The Orange Shirt Story Tlingit oral histories

oral histories

In Rounding the Human Corners

haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history

then remakes it

the Black Hawk War of 1832 encapsulates the experience of tribes in the territories north of the Ohio River

The Orange Shirt Story Tlingit oral historiesWhen Phyllis Webstad (nee Jack) turned six, she went to 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 Indigenous people and all Canadians).