全国真相与和解日

今天,9月30日,是加拿大“全国真相与和解日”(National Day for Truth and Reconciliation”),在这一天,原住民和非原住民本着希望与和解的精神聚集在一起,向寄宿学校幸存者、他们的家人和社区致敬。

在过去的日子里,加拿大各地至少有 150,000 名原住民儿童被迫与家人和社区分离。孩子们被带到寄宿学校,强制性地让他们脱离自己的文化、语言和传统,并遭受各种虐待。据估计,有 6,000 名原住民儿童死于寄宿学校。

小朋友问我:今天为什么要穿橙色衬衣?我答不出来,只知道是悼念那些死去的原住民儿童。

小朋友说我答得不确切,并告诉了我关于菲利斯·韦伯斯塔德的橙色衬衣故事,希望我们每个人都要记住这个故事,要确保“每个孩子都很重要”的集体承诺。

菲利斯·韦伯斯塔德(Phyllis Webstad)是加拿大BC省的原住民,拥有塞克韦佩姆和爱尔兰/法国混血血统。1973年,她刚满6岁,她奶奶想方设法凑了钱,带她去商店挑选了一件漂亮的橙色衬衣,让她穿着去教会学校上学。

当菲利斯到达教会学校后,教会里的人脱光了她的衣服,拿走了她新买的橙色衬衫,再也没有还给她!

在教会学校的日子里,她受尽了虐待。孩子们在哭泣,没有人关心,还有很多孩子消失了。

每每看到橙色,菲利斯就心痛,那些痛苦的日子难以忘却。

加拿大政府为了纪念在寄宿学校死亡的原住民儿童、幸存者、他们的家人和社区而设立了这个假日,也被称为“橙色衬衫日”。

方玉 发表评论于
嗯,Orange Shirt Day。愿人类吸取教训,历史不再重演。
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