Student Assembly - Resolution 30 (2021-2022)

Declaring Orange Shirt Day as an Official Day of Recognition and Solidarity

• Term:
  2021-2022
• Assembly:
  Student Assembly
• Status: Acknowledged by the President
• Abstract: This resolution calls for Cornell University to declare Orange Shirt Day, or National Day of Remembrance for the U.S. Indian Boarding Schools, an official day of recognition and solidarity. In its declaration, it promotes awareness and active engagement in educational resources and an acknowledgment of the current 6,509 Native American children’s gravesites/bodies recovered in the U.S. and Canadian residential schools.
• Resolution File:
  sa_r30_-_declaring_orange_shirt_day_as_an_official_day_of_recognition_and_solidarity.pdf (244.75 KB)
• Supporting Documents:
• Sponsors: Yanenowi Logan (yhl7), Claudia Irene Leon (cil8)
• Reviewing Committee: Executive Committee