Orange Shirt Day 的联合创始人 Eddy Charlie 发起了这项活动，以提高人们对寄宿学校对原住民社区影响的认识。 Eddy Charlie, co-founder of Orange Shirt Day, launched it to raise awareness of residential school impacts on Indigenous communities.

温哥华岛居民兼橙衫日共同创始人Eddy Charlie克服了库珀岛寄宿学校的创伤经历,他在那里遭受虐待和终身创伤。 Eddy Charlie, a Vancouver Island resident and co-founder of Orange Shirt Day, overcame his traumatic experiences from the Kuper Island Residential School, where he suffered abuse and lifelong scars. Charlie在与酗酒和暴力作斗争之后,在土著长老的启发下,在Camosun学院的教育中找到了目的。 After battling alcoholism and violence, Charlie found purpose in education at Camosun College, inspired by Indigenous elders. 他和Kristin Spray发起了橙色衬衫日,以提高对寄宿学校对土著社区影响的认识,促进愈合与和解。 He and Kristin Spray launched Orange Shirt Day to raise awareness of residential school impacts on Indigenous communities, promoting healing and reconciliation.