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Orange Shirt Day contemplated as a holiday

Orange Shirt Day, marked each Sept. 30, should not only be observed as a holiday, it’s worthy of celebration, says Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Aluki Kotierk. Although the day represents the legacy of residential schools, it also symbolizes the triumph of the Inuit people over a colonial government’s attempts at assimilation. A group of students, […]