🧡 Orange Shirt Day – September 30 🧡
Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 30, our Garfield community will recognize Orange Shirt Day and the important history behind this day.
Orange Shirt Day began in Canada in 2013 to raise awareness about the history and lasting impact of American Indian and Native residential boarding school systems in the United States and Canada. It honors the children who were removed from their families and forced to attend boarding schools and remembers those who never returned home.
This year, September 30, 2026, holds special significance here in South Dakota. Governor Larry Rhoden has issued an Executive Proclamation declaring September 30 as a Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools in South Dakota. This marks the first time South Dakota has officially recognized the day and its meaning to Indigenous people.
Students and staff may be wearing orange tomorrow as we take time to learn, remember, and raise awareness.
🧡 Every Child Matters. 🧡
We invite our Garfield families to join us by wearing orange and helping us honor the importance of this day.