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.