Phyllis Webstad
Canadian author and activist (born 1967)
Phyllis Webstad
Phyllis Webstad (née Jack; born July 13, 1967) is a Canadian Northern Secwépemc author and activist from the Stswecemʼc Xgetʼtem First Nation, and the creator of Orange Shirt Day, a day of remembrance marked in Canada later instated as the public holiday of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. She is a First Nations residential school survivor. She has written multiple books, including a picture book that illustrates her experiences with the residential school system.
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