Calls to action
The Oregon Department of Human Services Office of Tribal Affairs and the WAHONE (We Are Here Oregon Native Employees) Resource Group invite you to wear Orange and participate in our Orange Shirt Day activities on September 29, 2023. Please join us by doing one or all of the following calls to action.
Have questions or need assistance? Contact Tony Aaron Fuller at
tony-aaron.fuller@odhs.oregon.gov.
ODHS Office of Tribal Affairs Press Kit
The Oregon Department of Human Services Office of Tribal Affairs invites you to join the State of Oregon's effort in honoring Orange Shirt Day. Download the press kit to find background and historical impacts of the Federal Indian Boarding School System in Oregon along with Team/Zooms backgrounds, Press Release Template, and Social Media campaign details! If you have questions, contact Tribal Affairs Communications Specialist Tony Aaron Fuller at
tony-aaron.fuller@odhs.oregon.gov.
Download the press kit
Zoom/Teams backgrounds
Save/download a background for use in Zoom or Microsoft Teams meetings.
Note: The background will appear reverse to the user but will be readable by the participants in meetings.
Social Media - wear orange and post your picture
Tag ODHS on these platforms
Hashtags
#ODHSOrangeShirtDay | #OregonOrangeShirtDay | #EveryChildMatters
Caption Samples
Today I wear Orange in solidarity of First Nations, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians affected by Residential Indian Boarding Schools.
I am wearing Orange because I am honoring (name of person, name of family, name of tribe) that was affected by the Residential Indian Boarding School System.
I am wearing Orange in solidarity of the impacts of Residential Indian Boarding Schools on the Nine Tribes of Oregon.
Today I learned (share information your found about residential boarding schools here) and I am wearing Orange to honors families impacted by Residential Indian Boarding Schools in Oregon and throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Post Samples
Today I wear Orange for #ODHSOrangeShirtDay in solidarity of First Nations, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians affected by Residential Indian Boarding Schools. #EveryChildMatters #OregonOrangeShirtDay
I am wearing Orange because I am honoring my Grandmothers Alice Marie Redthunder and Martha So Happy and my Mother LaVonne Fay Dobson who survived the Residential Indian Boarding School System. #ODHSOrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters #OregonOrangeShirtDay
I am wearing Orange in solidarity of the impacts of Residential Indian Boarding Schools on the Nine Tribes of Oregon #ODHSOrangeShirtDay #OregonOrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters
Today I learned that Pacific University and Willamette University in Oregon first began as industrial schools that were part of the Federal Indian Boarding School system. I am wearing Orange to honors families impacted by Residential Indian Boarding Schools in Oregon and throughout the U.S. and Canada.
ODHS photo campaign
Be part of our ODHS photo campaign with internal ODHS partners. Email your post and photograph to Tribal Affairs Communication specialist Tony Aaron Fuller:
tony-aaron.fuller@odhs.oregon.gov.