By Macarena Mantilla, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Wren Editor’s note: As a member of Discourse Community Publishing, The Wren uses quotation marks around the word “school” because the Truth and Reconciliation Commission found residential “schools” were “an education system in name only for much of its existence.” This Sept. 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. An ever-learning experience for many, this day offers various opportunities for folks to learn more about the effects of colonialism and the residential “school” system. Sept. 30 is also Orange Shirt Day, an Indigenous-led movement that began 10 years ago in Secwépemc Territory by Phyllis (Jack) Webstad, a residential “school” survivor who shared her personal story of staff taking her orange shirt from her. The movement supports communities on a journey

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