Survivor's Flag Raising
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On September 9 at noon, the Town of Edson will raise the Survivors’ Flag at the Civic Centre in partnership with the Indigenous Peoples of Edson and area and the Edson Friendship Centre. The flag will remain raised until October 1 in recognition of Truth and Reconciliation.
This annual ceremony honours residential school Survivors and all those impacted by the residential school system in Canada. The Survivors’ Flag is a powerful symbol of remembrance, with each element on the flag carefully chosen by Survivors from across the country.
The Town of Edson was gifted a Survivors’ Flag by Elder Frieda Maynard in 2023, and continues to fly the flag each September as a visible commitment to reconciliation and remembrance.
"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"