Global InformationPhyllis Webstad information
Phyllis Webstad | |
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| Born | Phyllis Jack 1967 (age 56–57) Dog Creek, Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Genre | Historical |
| Subject | Canadian Indian residential school system |
| Years active | 2018 to present |
| Notable works | The Orange Shirt Story |
| Notable awards | Thompson Rivers University Distinguished Alumni Award - 2017; Governor General's Meritorious Service Cross (Civil Division) - 2022 |
Phyllis Jack Webstad is a Northern Secwepemc (Shuswap) author from the Stswecem'c Xgat'tem First Nation, and the creator of Orange Shirt Day, a day of remembrance marked in Canada later instated as the public holiday of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. She is a First Nations residential school survivor.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] She has written multiple books, including a picture book depicting her experience with the Indian residential school system.[8][9][10][11]
- ^ Larsen, Karin (June 9, 2021). "Better Business Bureau warns of scammers falsely claiming to support Indigenous causes". CBC. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "'Profit from other people's pain': Residential school survivors warn of stolen designs on orange shirts". CTV News Vancouver Island. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Phyllis (Jack) Webstad's story in her own words..." OrangeShirtDay.org. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "The Story of Orange Shirt Day". OrangeShirtDay.org. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Orange Shirt Day: How a 6-year-old's 1st day at residential school inspired a movement". CBC News. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ "Orange Shirt Day". Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre. University of British Columbia. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ Sinclair, Murray; Littlechild, Wilton; Wilson, Marie (2015). "The Survivors Speak" (PDF). Truth and Reconciliation Commission. pp. 39–45. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Residential school survivor whose orange shirt inspired a movement co-authors textbook". North Shore News. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Phyllis Webstad reflects on inspiring Orange Shirt Day and starting a movement". CBC. September 25, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Small Victoria publisher makes Orange Shirt Day picture books when no one else would". Quill and Quire. September 27, 2019.
- ^ Robertson, David (June 10, 2021). "48 books by Indigenous writers to read to understand residential schools". CBC. Retrieved June 18, 2021.