Saskatchewan Court Workers Sent Home for Wearing Orange Shirts on Truth and Reconciliation Day

Indigenous leaders demand investigation and call for systemic change after two First Nations women were asked to leave their jobs for commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Two First Nations women working at the Meadow Lake provincial courthouse were sent home for wearing orange shirts, symbolizing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Indigenous leaders, including the Meadow Lake Tribal Council, are calling for a thorough investigation into the incident and are urging the Saskatchewan government to make September 30 a statutory holiday.
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day, honors residential school survivors and the children who died in these schools.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe expressed openness to expanding legislation to protect the wearing of orange shirts on this day, similar to allowances for Remembrance Day poppies.
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice has not commented on the incident due to the ongoing provincial election, while Indigenous leaders emphasize the need for education on Indigenous history within the justice system.