While Art Charlie never attended residential school, growing up in Ahousaht and Port Alberni, he knew plenty of people who did and were never the same afterwards
He considers himself lucky, saying he would “have a suitcase packed” if the orders came.
Carving and designing are still what ground Charlie, a father of eight. They allow him to pass down the stories from his elders and his own past. Charlie says his shirt was inspired by the discoveries of unmarked graves at residential schools across the country, including Kamloops. Ground-penetrating scans have also been completed at school sites on Vancouver Island, including Penelakut Island and Port Alberni.
Several events are being held this week and on Friday to mark Orange Shirt Day, which grew out of Phyllis Webstad’s account of having her new orange shirt taken away on her first day of St. Joseph’s residential school in Mission in 1974. Since 2013, Orange Shirt Day has raised awareness of the legacy of residential schools.
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