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MELODY MCKIVER TO RELEASE OFFICIAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK FOR AWARD-WINNING FILM RETURNING HOME

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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Composed on solo viola and electronics for the award-winning documentary Returning Home, McKiver's official motion picture soundtrack explores tandem themes of trauma to the land and waters and the ongoing repercussions of residential schools.

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  • Composed on solo viola and electronics for the award-winning documentary Returning Home, McKiver's official motion picture soundtrack explores tandem themes of trauma to the land and waters and the ongoing repercussions of residential schools.
  • The film has received top recognition at three western Canadian international film festivals in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver taking home the best Canadian documentary award from three respective juries.
  • Melody McKiver recorded the soundtrack on location in Sioux Lookout, Ont., and mastered at Grey Market Mastering in Montreal, Que.
  • They are directing any profits from the official Returning Home soundtrack towards mutual aid for residential school survivors from Lac Seul First Nation McKiver's matrilineal community.

Survivors' Secretariat Provides Update on Death Investigation Possibly Associated with Mohawk Institute

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Friday, October 15, 2021
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The investigation of an unmarked burial found in August 2020 near Glenwood Drive in Brantford, Ontario, is now being reviewed to determine if it may be associated with the Mohawk Institute.

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  • The investigation of an unmarked burial found in August 2020 near Glenwood Drive in Brantford, Ontario, is now being reviewed to determine if it may be associated with the Mohawk Institute.
  • The Task Force includes both police service membership and representatives from Ontarios death investigation system.
  • Indigenous children from more than 20 First Nations were impacted during the 136 years the Mohawk Institute was in operation.
  • The lands associated with the Institute exceed 500 acres and are the focus of work led by the Survivors Secretariat.

Nearly 800,000 Tim Hortons orange-sprinkled donuts sold so far in support of residential school survivors - still two days left to help make a difference

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021
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One hundred per cent of the donut's retail price (excluding taxes) will be donated to the Orange Shirt Society and the Indian Residential School Survivors Society.

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  • One hundred per cent of the donut's retail price (excluding taxes) will be donated to the Orange Shirt Society and the Indian Residential School Survivors Society.
  • A Tim Hortons restaurant co-owned by Shane Gottfriedson,Joe Quewezance and Mitch Shuter is located a short distance from the site of the former Kamloops residential school.
  • They, along with other Indigenous Tim Hortons restaurant owners, were part of a working group that guided the launch of this fundraising campaign.
  • The Indian Residential School Survivors Society has a more than 20-year history of providing services to residential school survivors, their families, and those dealing with intergenerational traumas.

Rogers 2021 Orange shirt sales through TSC brings two-year campaign total to $250,000 for Residential School Survivors Society and the Orange Shirt Society

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Friday, October 1, 2021
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All funds, raised through sales from Rogers-commissioned orange shirt campaign on TSC, will be divided between the Orange Shirt Society and the Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) to expand Indigenous education across the country and provide essential services to residential school survivors, their families, and those dealing with intergenerational trauma.

Key Points: 
  • All funds, raised through sales from Rogers-commissioned orange shirt campaign on TSC, will be divided between the Orange Shirt Society and the Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) to expand Indigenous education across the country and provide essential services to residential school survivors, their families, and those dealing with intergenerational trauma.
  • First launched in 2020, the Rogers orange shirt campaign has now raised more than $250,000 to support residential school awareness and education.
  • The Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSS) would like to express our profound gratitude to Rogers Communications for their commitment to reconciliation by taking action to initiate their 2021 Orange Shirt Campaign, said Angela White, Executive Director, Indian Residential School Survivors Society.
  • Phyllis Webstad, Ambassador and Founder of the Orange Shirt Societys personal experience at a residential school inspired Orange Shirt Day.

Tim Hortons launches fundraising donut starting today through Oct. 6 across Canada to support residential school survivors

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Thursday, September 30, 2021
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A Tim Hortons restaurant co-owned by Shane Gottfriedson,Joe Quewezance and Mitch Shuter is located a short distance from the site of the former Kamloops residential school.

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  • A Tim Hortons restaurant co-owned by Shane Gottfriedson,Joe Quewezance and Mitch Shuter is located a short distance from the site of the former Kamloops residential school.
  • They along with other Indigenous Tim Hortons restaurant owners were part of a working group that guided the launch of this fundraising campaign.
  • The Indian Residential School Survivors Society has a more than 20-year history of providing services to residential school survivors, their families, and those dealing with intergenerational traumas.
  • Tim Hortons is proud to be launching this program with the support of restaurant owners across Canada, said Hope Bagozzi, Chief Marketing Officer for Tim Hortons.

Tim Hortons launching fundraising donut on Sept. 30 through Oct. 6 across Canada to support residential school survivors

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Monday, September 27, 2021
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A Tim Hortons restaurant co-owned by Shane Gottfriedson,Joe Quewezance and Mitch Shuter is located a short distance from the site of the former Kamloops residential school.

Key Points: 
  • A Tim Hortons restaurant co-owned by Shane Gottfriedson,Joe Quewezance and Mitch Shuter is located a short distance from the site of the former Kamloops residential school.
  • They along with other Indigenous Tim Hortons restaurant owners were part of a working group that guided the launch of this fundraising campaign.
  • The Indian Residential School Survivors Society has a more than 20-year history of providing services to residential school survivors, their families, and those dealing with intergenerational traumas.
  • Tim Hortons is proud to be launching this program with the support of restaurant owners across Canada, said Hope Bagozzi, Chief Marketing Officer for Tim Hortons.

Newly-designed commemorative t-shirt launches today as part of Rogers 2021 Orange Shirt Day campaign to support residential school survivors

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Friday, August 6, 2021
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TORONTO, Aug. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Rogers Communications announced the launch of a new commemorative t-shirt for the 2021 Orange Shirt Day campaign in support of Indigenous communities across the country.

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  • TORONTO, Aug. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Rogers Communications announced the launch of a new commemorative t-shirt for the 2021 Orange Shirt Day campaign in support of Indigenous communities across the country.
  • Over the past year, the Orange Shirt Day campaign has raised $100,000 for the Orange Shirt Society ,a non-profit organization devoted to providing educational toolkits to schools to support teaching the history of residential schools.
  • Starting today, Rogers will make the new 2021 Orange Shirts available on TSC, with all proceeds being divided equally between the Orange Shirt Society and the Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS), a British Columbia based organization providing essential services to Residential School Survivors, their families, and those dealing with intergenerational trauma.
  • Canadians can support the Orange Shirt Societys educational programming, and Residential School Survivors through the IRSSS, by purchasing a Rogers-commissioned t-shirt, now through to Orange Shirt Day(September 30) at tsc.ca/wewearorange .

A message from the Orange Shirt Day committee

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Thursday, July 22, 2021
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KAHNAW:KE, QC, 22 Ohiarihk:wa (July), 2021 /CNW/ -Sh:kon,

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  • KAHNAW:KE, QC, 22 Ohiarihk:wa (July), 2021 /CNW/ -Sh:kon,
    The Orange Shirt Day committee in Kahnaw:ke is a grassroots organization that for the past several years has been organizing the distribution of orange shirts as well as the Orange Shirt Day tobacco burning for our community.
  • In this difficult time, we as a committee are meeting and planning for the upcoming September 30th.
  • In the past, when we provided the youth in our community with orange shirts, it was always with those intentions.
  • The Orange Shirt Day Committee,

Orange Shirt Day: A Time for Recollection and Reconciliation

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Friday, September 28, 2018
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OTTAWA, Sept. 28, 2018 /CNW/ -Orange Shirt Day, September 30, is an occasion to pause and remember Canada's residential school survivors and to reflect on our collective responsibility to take steps towards reconciliation.

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  • OTTAWA, Sept. 28, 2018 /CNW/ -Orange Shirt Day, September 30, is an occasion to pause and remember Canada's residential school survivors and to reflect on our collective responsibility to take steps towards reconciliation.
  • On her first day of residential school, Phyllis Webstad's prized possession, an orange shirt gifted by her grandmother, was taken away.
  • We have partnered with Reconciliation Canada to ensure all staff join reconciliation dialogue workshops, an essential foundation for the compassion that breeds healing.
  • On September 30, wear an orange shirt in the spirit of reconciliation and pledge your commitment to build a better tomorrow for every child in Canada.