In the spirit of Truth and Reconciliation, local Elder Thelma Sculthorp, along with representatives from the Edson Friendship Centre and the Town of Edson, raised the Survivors’ Flag at the Edson Civic Centre today.
Town officials say it will be flown until the end of September.
The Survivors’ Flag is described as an expression of remembrance, meant to honour residential school survivors and all the lives and communities impacted by the residential school system in Canada. Officials say each element depicted on the flag was carefully selected by survivors from across Canada, who were consulted in the flag’s creation.
Edson town council was gifted the Survivors’ Flag by Elder Frieda Maynard at the September 5 council meeting, where council approved the Town’s new Land Acknowledgement Policy.
The raising of the flag was approved at Tuesday night’s council meeting and falls in line with Council’s Strategic Pillar of Creating a Connected Community that is Safe and Inclusive. Town officials say it demonstrates council’s commitment to building strong relationships with Indigenous people and organizations, while working towards implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.
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