The Survivors’ Flag is an expression of remembrance, meant to honour residential school Survivors and all the lives and communities impacted by the residential school system in Canada. Each element depicted on the flag was carefully selected by Survivors from across Canada, who were consulted in the flag’s creation.
The Survivors’ flag will be raised on SAIT’s main campus at Heritage Hall for the first time after it is blessed by Piikani Nation Elder and residential school survivor, Betty Crazyboy, in recognition of the SAIT Truth and Reconciliation Event Series. An honour song from a Treaty 7 drummer will follow the raising as a dance is offered in recognition of the Survivors, their families and the children that never made it home.
SAIT community members are welcomed to bear witness to this historic commitment as we take this step forward in the journey toward reconciliation and indigenization on campus.
Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to purchase an orange shirt form the SAIT Bookstore with proceeds raised going to contribute to the Kohkom’s Indigenous Student Emergency Bursary fund.
12 - 12:50 pm | Flagpoles Outside of Heritage Hall | Registration deadline Sep 21, 2023
Thank you for your interest in this program. Please note submissions are no longer being accepted.