

Graphic Design
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


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.



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





