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Phyllis Webstad

Phyllis Webstad (née Jack; born July 13, 1967) is a Northern Secwepemc (Shuswap) author and activist from the Stswecem'c Xgat'tem First Nation, 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.…

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Genre
Historical
Education
Doctorate of Law (honorary)
Born
Phyllis Jack (1967-07-13) July 13, 1967 (age 59) Dog Creek, Cariboo Regional District,[note 1] British Columbia, Canada
Notable awards
Thompson Rivers University Distinguished Alumni Award ‒ 2017 · Doris Anderson Woman of the Year Award – 2021 · Governor General's Meritorious Service Cross (Civil Division) – 2022
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)
Occupations
Author · activist

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Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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Phyllis Webstad

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related to Career · 15
Phyllis Webstad → April, Canada, Commemoration Project, Following, Indigenous, Joseph's Mission Residential School, Orange Shirt Day, Phyllis Webstad's, Reunion, September, St, The, This, Webstad's, Williams Lake
Notable works · 5
Phyllis Webstad → Every Child Matters (2023), Phyllis's Orange Shirt (2019), The Orange Shirt Story (2018), Today is Orange Shirt Day (2024), With Our Orange Hearts (2022)
related to Adulthood · 4
Phyllis Webstad → Her, She, Webstad, Williams Lake
Notable awards · 3
Phyllis Webstad → Doris Anderson Woman of the Year Award – 2021, Governor General's Meritorious Service Cross (Civil Division) – 2022, Thompson Rivers University Distinguished Alumni Award ‒ 2017
Occupations · 2
Phyllis Webstad → activist, Author
Born · 1
Phyllis Webstad → Phyllis Jack (1967-07-13) July 13, 1967 (age 59) Dog Creek, Cariboo Regional District,[note 1] British Columbia, Canada
Education · 1
Phyllis Webstad → Doctorate of Law (honorary)
Genre · 1
Phyllis Webstad → Historical
Subject · 1
Phyllis Webstad → Canadian Indian residential school system
Years active · 1
Phyllis Webstad → 2018–present

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Phyllis WebstadBornPhyllis Jack (1967-07-13) July 13, 1967 (age 59) Dog Creek, Cariboo Regional District,[note 1] British Columbia, Canada1.00infobox
Phyllis WebstadEducationDoctorate of Law (honorary)1.00infobox
Phyllis WebstadGenreHistorical1.00infobox
Phyllis WebstadNotable awardsThompson Rivers University Distinguished Alumni Award ‒ 20171.00infobox
Phyllis WebstadNotable awardsDoris Anderson Woman of the Year Award – 20211.00infobox
Phyllis WebstadNotable awardsGovernor General's Meritorious Service Cross (Civil Division) – 20221.00infobox
Phyllis WebstadNotable worksThe Orange Shirt Story (2018)1.00infobox
Phyllis WebstadNotable worksPhyllis's Orange Shirt (2019)1.00infobox
Phyllis WebstadNotable worksWith Our Orange Hearts (2022)1.00infobox
Phyllis WebstadNotable worksEvery Child Matters (2023)1.00infobox
Phyllis WebstadNotable worksToday is Orange Shirt Day (2024)1.00infobox
Phyllis WebstadOccupationsAuthor1.00infobox
Phyllis WebstadOccupationsactivist1.00infobox
Phyllis WebstadSubjectCanadian Indian residential school system1.00infobox
Phyllis WebstadYears active2018–present1.00infobox

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