Orange Shirt Day: How to watch this year's ceremony in Victoria

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As the country prepares to mark Orange Shirt Day — now recognized as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — Greater Victoria residents are being invited to come together and show support for Indigenous children, families and communities traumatized by the residential school system. While attending the event is free, CHEK News will also livestream the ceremony for those who can’t make it. It will be available to watch at 10 a.m. Friday in this article and onCharlie and co-organizer Kristin Spray launched Victoria Orange Shirt Day in 2013 after taking inspiration from Phyllis Webstad, an Indigenous woman who has shared her story of having her brand new orange shirt taken away from her at St. Joseph Mission residential school when she was just six years old.

It will feature Indigenous drum and spoken word performances and have representation from various Vancouver Island First Nations including the Tsawout, Tsartlip, Songhees and Cowichan First Nations.

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