Orange Shirt Day is observed on September 30 to honor and raise awareness about the Indigenous children who were sent to residential schools in Canada, where they endured abuse, cultural suppression, and many never returned home. The day was inspired by Phyllis Webstad, a residential school survivor, who as a child had her new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school, symbolizing the loss and devaluation of Indigenous identities caused by the residential school system. Wearing orange shirts on this day honors the survivors, remembers those who never returned, and acknowledges the ongoing impacts of this tragic history. It is also a call for reconciliation and education about the legacy of residential schools under the motto "Every Child Matters".