Commemorating Our Past: Orange Shirt Day |廣州加拿大人國際

今天，廣州加拿大國際學(xué)校的校園充滿了橙色元素！同學(xué)們穿著橙色的衣服，教室和學(xué)習(xí)共享空間裝飾著橙色元素，連午餐都是橙色的！今天是橙色襯衫日，我們在紀(jì)念加拿大最重要的文化運(yùn)動(dòng)之一。

Everything was in hues of orange on the CIS campus today! Students wearing orange, our classrooms and Learning Commons decorated with orange posters, and even a special lunch!

This week, CIS was proud to commemorate and honor one of the most important events in Canadian cultural heritage: Orange Shirt Day.

今天，廣州加拿大國際學(xué)校的校園充滿了橙色元素!同學(xué)們穿著橙色的衣服，教室和學(xué)習(xí)共享空間裝飾著橙色元素，連午餐都是橙色的!今天是橙色襯衫日，我們在紀(jì)念加拿大最重要的文化運(yùn)動(dòng)之一。

What is Orange Shirt Day?

橙色襯衫日是什么?

Orange Shirt Day commemorates the indigenous children of Canada who were forced to attend residential schools, where they were forbidden to speak their language, compelled to adopt “white” culture, and often physically and emotionally abused.

The orange shirt comes from the anecdote of Phyllis Webstad, whose beloved orange shirt given to her by her grandmother was taken from her on the first day of school. Today, an orange shirt represents the family, tradition and identity that was taken away from the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. It's also a reminder of “Every Child Matters” and that every child deserves to be treated with dignity, respect and kindness.

橙色襯衫日是為了紀(jì)念加拿大的原住民兒童，他們被迫上原住民寄宿學(xué)校，不能說自己的語言，被迫接受“白人”文化，經(jīng)常受到身體、情感虐待。

橙色襯衫這個(gè)概念源自Phyllis Webstad的故事，祖母送給她心愛的橙色襯衫，在她上學(xué)的第一天就被拿走了，再也沒能回到她身邊。時(shí)至今日，橙色襯衫代表著尊重家庭，傳統(tǒng)文化和每個(gè)人的自我尊嚴(yán)，更代表著一種警醒：“每個(gè)孩子都很重要”，應(yīng)該被有尊嚴(yán)、有愛心地對待。

Every Child Matters at CIS

每個(gè)孩子都很重要

What does this tagline mean? "Every Child Matters" reminds all of us that everyone’s cultural experiences are important. This is an important statement, because it allows us to come together in the spirit of hope and reconciliation as we commemorate the survivors of the residential school system.

"CIS is a Canadian school and there is no Canadian Culture without the Indigenous Peoples, from the Inukshuk at our school gate, to the Canoe in the ceiling of our building in which Indigenous peoples travel. We honor Orange Shirt Day here at CIS because that is what it means to be Canadian. We want to learn from the history so we won't repeat it. It's important that we learn it today and build a better future for our children," says Mr. Brett Fawcett, our High School Social Studies teacher who led this cultural event at CIS.

這句話是什么意思?“每個(gè)孩子都很重要”其實(shí)提醒所有人，我們的文化經(jīng)歷是無可替代的。這句話非常重要，因?yàn)樗o(jì)念所有原住民寄宿學(xué)校的幸存者，并為我們帶來和解與希望。

“我們是一所加拿大學(xué)校，從學(xué)校門口的因努伊特石堆，到行政樓天花板上原住民旅行的獨(dú)木舟，沒有原住民文化，就沒有加拿大文化。我們紀(jì)念橙色襯衫日，因?yàn)檫@對加拿大人來說意味著從歷史中吸取教訓(xùn)，不再重蹈覆轍。今天，我們學(xué)習(xí)橙色襯衫日的文化，是為了孩子們有更美好的未來?！备咧猩鐣?huì)科學(xué)老師Brett Fawcett先生說道。

Orange Shirt Day at CIS

我們?nèi)绾渭o(jì)念橙色襯衫日

Since the start of this week, CIS students have spent time learning, thinking and discussing more about residential schools and about the tagline “Every Child Matters”. Volunteers from Grade 10 created a presentation explaining these profound concepts in simpler terms so that our younger students would understand.

During the week, students also created a “shirt” on a handout, expressing what is unique and valuable about themselves and their culture. Some of them painted stones to express their individuality. Our Grade 7-8 and 10-11 students created a “museum exhibit” about the residential schools in the Learning Commons.

從本周開始，同學(xué)們就原住民寄宿學(xué)校和橙色襯衫日的主題進(jìn)行了學(xué)習(xí)、思考和討論。10年級的志愿者們還精心制作了一個(gè)演講，用深入淺出的方式向?qū)W前班至初中的同學(xué)們解釋原住民寄宿學(xué)校的歷史。

同學(xué)們通過T恤設(shè)計(jì)表達(dá)他們自己所屬文化的獨(dú)特價(jià)值，或者石頭彩繪表達(dá)自己的個(gè)性。初高中的同學(xué)們在學(xué)校的學(xué)習(xí)共享空間舉辦了一個(gè)關(guān)于原住民住宿學(xué)校的學(xué)習(xí)項(xiàng)目展覽。

So the next time you see someone wear an orange shirt, do take a moment to explain the significance of an orange shirt to Canadians, and remind them that yes, every child matters.

所以，下次你看到有人穿橙色襯衫時(shí)，不妨花點(diǎn)時(shí)間解釋一下橙色襯衫對加拿大人的意義，并提醒他們：每個(gè)孩子都很重要。

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