Journée du t-shirt orange

French

Alternative forms

• Journée du chandail orange

Etymology

Calque of English Orange Shirt Day. From the colour of the shirt worn by a survivor of the residential school system, that was forcibly removed by Christian missionaries attempting to assimilate her into the culture of Canada's settlers, and away from her Indigenous culture. From those observing the day, who wear orange T-shirts.

Proper noun

Journée du t-shirt orange f

1. (Canada, politics, memorials) September 30th; Orange Shirt Day; a Canadian national observance first observed in 2013

Synonyms

• Jour du chandail orange
• Jour du t-shirt orange
• Journée du chandail orange

 

Coordinate terms

• Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation (a coincident Canadian national holiday first observed in 2021)