Survivor's Flag Raising
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In the spirit of Truth and Reconciliation, the Indigenous Peoples of Edson and area, Edson Friendship Centre, and the Town of Edson, raised the Survivors’ Flag at the Edson Civic Centre today. It will be flown until the end of September.
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. More detailed information can be found on the following link: https://nctr.ca/exhibits/survivors-flag/
Edson Town Council was gifted a Survivors’ Flag by Elder Frieda Maynard at the September 5th, 2023, Council meeting, where Council approved the Town’s Land Acknowledgement Policy.
Thank you to all that joined us for the smudging ceremony and flag raising today.
"In the spirit of truth and reconciliation, we acknowledge the Town of Edson is located on Treaty 6 territory, the traditional and ancestral lands of the Nehiyawak, Saulteaux, Siksika, Piikuni, Kainai, Dene, Nakota Sioux, and the Otipemisiwak (Métis) Nations. We honour the knowledge of this land, the Elders and youth which gather here, and our ancestors who have gathered here for centuries"