Survivors' Flag logo design.

Graphic Design

Survivors’ Flag

Survivors' Flag.

Briefing

NCTR requested artwork to act as an expression of remembrance and honours residential school survivors and those affected by the residential school system in Canada.

Carrying on the work started by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, the NCTR needed a design that would act as an expression of remembrance and honour residential school survivors and those affected by the residential school system in Canada.

Approach

We wanted to draw attention immediately to the children and families impacted by residential schools, maintaining those symbolic elements as the core of the design, showcasing visual elements representing First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities. To demonstrate the importance of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, the primary colour used in the design is orange, followed by tones of red and purple.

Responsibilities

  • Graphic Design

Client

NCTR.ca

Survivors' Flag logo sketch.
Survivors' Flag logo sketch.

Result

Combining elements chosen by consulted survivors throughout Canada, this unifying design honours residential school survivors and the lives lost and impacted by the residential school system, bringing awareness to the importance of remembering and understanding the suffering of generations of Indigenous people in Canada.

Survivors' Flag logo design.

Trees

Growth
Renewal
Hope

Seeds

Buried Memories
Numbers

Children

Spirit
Memories of Friends and Relatives

Adults

Family (all types)
Protection and Love
Renewal
Passing on Knowledge

Cosmic Symbols

Sun, Moon, Stars and Planets
Creator
Hope

Métis Sash

Tradition
Métis Nation

Feather

Truth
First Nation Communities

Inuksuit

Sacred Connection
Inuit Communities
Childhood Remembrance

Cedar

Sacred Medicine
Healing
Seven Sacred Teachings

Survivors' Flag stickers.
Survivors' Flag design.
Survivors' Flag design.