Every Child Matters I Wear Orange T-Shirt

“Every Child Matters”. The shirt has become a recognizable symbol for remembering Indigenous children who were taken from their families and placed in residential schools, honouring Survivors and acknowledging the lasting effects of that system. The message “Every Child Matters” places the focus on the value, dignity and well-being of every child.

The design connects naturally with Orange Shirt Day, September 30, residential school awareness, Indigenous history, remembrance, Survivors and Truth and Reconciliation. “I Wear Orange” makes the connection with the orange shirt movement especially direct, while “Every Child Matters” expresses the central message associated with the observance. Orange Shirt Society materials describe wearing orange as a way of acknowledging the legacy of residential schools, honoring Survivors and their families, and remembering the children who did not make it home.