Today has been officially proclaimed as “Orange Shirt Day” in Saskatchewan as an opportunity to ensure discussion happens about residential schools. This is the first year that Orange Shirt Day has been officially recognized. According to its website, Orange Shirt Day is “an opportunity for First Nations, local governments, schools and communities to come together in a spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come.” The movement is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake, B.C., in 2013. It grew out of the account of a young girl having her new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school at the Mission. At the Saskatchewan School Boards Association Spring General Assembly in April, members passed a resolution to request that the Government of Saskatchewan officially recognize this day.