The Survivors\u2019 Flag was raised on Parliament Hill Aug. 29 in order to honour those impacted by the residential school system in Canada<\/b><\/p>\n
Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, along with Stephanie Scott the Executive Director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation<\/a> (NCTR), Marc Miller, the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and survivors from across the country were all on hand to witness the raising of the Survivors\u2019 Flag on Parliament Hill<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This flag will fly in memory of the 150,000 Indigenous children who were forcibly separated from their families and communities, and sent to residential schools, including those who attended the nearby Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, also known as the \"Mush Hole\" by those children that attend the former institute.<\/p>\n The flag will honour the survivors, their families, the communities whose lives were forever changed, and those who never came home.<\/p>\n The orange and white Survivors\u2019 Flag was designed by the NCTR in consultation with survivors from across Canada as an expression of remembrance and to be shared with all Canadians.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe Survivors created this flag as a symbol of the complicated journey we are on together toward healing. I know the Survivors\u2019 Flag flying on Parliament Hill will serve as a reminder to all of us that we must continue to hear and understand the truth of residential schools. When Canadians witness the flag, they must reflect on actions that they can take as individuals in all capacities on our shared path of reconciliation,\u201d stated Stephanie Scott, executive director, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.<\/p>\n \u201cResidential schools are a shameful part of our history \u2013 that is the truth the Survivors\u2019 Flag is going to remind us of, every day, here on Parliament Hill,\u201d Prime Minister Trudeau added in a release.<\/p>\n