Phyllis Webstad

Phyllis Webstad
Webstad in May 2022
Webstad in May 2022
BornPhyllis Jack
(1967-07-13) July 13, 1967 (age 57)
Dog Creek, Cariboo Regional District,[note 1] British Columbia, Canada
Occupation
  • Author
  • activist
NationalityCanadian
EducationDoctorate of Law (honorary)
GenreHistorical
SubjectCanadian Indian residential school system
Years active2018 to present
Notable works
  • The Orange Shirt Story (2018)
  • Phyllis's Orange Shirt (2019)
  • With Our Orange Hearts (2022)
  • Every Child Matters (2023)
  • Today is Orange Shirt Day (2024)
Notable awards

Phyllis Webstad (née Jack; born July 13, 1967) is a Northern Secwepemc (Shuswap) author and activist from the Stswecem'c Xgat'tem First Nation,[note 1] and the creator of Orange Shirt Day, a day of remembrance marked in Canada later instated as the public holiday of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. She is a First Nations residential school survivor.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] She has written multiple books, including a picture book that illustrates her experiences with the residential school system.[8][9][10][11]


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  1. ^ Larsen, Karin (June 9, 2021). "Better Business Bureau warns of scammers falsely claiming to support Indigenous causes". CBC. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "'Profit from other people's pain': Residential school survivors warn of stolen designs on orange shirts". CTV News Vancouver Island. June 16, 2021. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Phyllis (Jack) Webstad's story in her own words..." OrangeShirtDay.org. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Story of Orange Shirt Day". OrangeShirtDay.org. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Orange Shirt Day: How a 6-year-old's 1st day at residential school inspired a movement". CBC News. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  6. ^ "Orange Shirt Day". Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre. University of British Columbia. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  7. ^ Sinclair, Murray; Littlechild, Wilton; Wilson, Marie (2015). "The Survivors Speak" (PDF). Truth and Reconciliation Commission. pp. 39–45. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Residential school survivor whose orange shirt inspired a movement co-authors textbook". North Shore News. September 30, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Phyllis Webstad reflects on inspiring Orange Shirt Day and starting a movement". CBC. September 25, 2020. Archived from the original on July 7, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "Small Victoria publisher makes Orange Shirt Day picture books when no one else would". Quill and Quire. September 27, 2019.
  11. ^ Robertson, David (June 10, 2021). "48 books by Indigenous writers to read to understand residential schools". CBC. Retrieved June 18, 2021.