Hello everyone, sometime close to the beginning of this month im sure you all noticed that we updated our logo(s) and banner(s) on all of our social media platforms and our discord server! With this change has come a slew of questions regarding what the logo represents this post will serve as a way for me to break it down for you all!
What does this change mean?
Our new branding allows us to show support for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, originally and still colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day, is a Canadian holiday to recognize the legacy of the Canadian Indian residential school system.
What is Orange Shirt Day?
Orange Shirt Day (September 30th) is a day when we honour the Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools in Canada. It's also a day to learn more about the history of those schools.
What are residential schools?
Residential schools were church-run schools where approximately 150,000 Métis, Inuit and First Nations children were sent between the 1830s and the 1990s.
The schools harmed Indigenous children by removing them from their families and forcing them to speak English or French instead of their ancestral languages. They were also disconnected them from their culture and traditions and forced to adopt Christianity in order to be assimilated into Canadian society.
The government has since acknowledged that this approach was wrong, cruel and ineffective, and offered an official apology to the Indigenous people of Canada in 2008.
Why is September 30th a special date?
September 30th falls during the time of year when Indigenous children were taken away to residential school. Today, it's also known as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Conclusion
Thank you for reading this blog post! if you payed attention to any of it you will have learned about the purpose of our branding change, orange shirt day, every child matters and more i hope it has helped shed some light into everyone's questions and concerns with our branding changes logo(s) and banner(s) will return to normal on October 1st, 2023.
