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By Halyna Mihalik
The community cheered Monday as a reconciliation flag was raised at Saskatoon City Hall.
The annual flag-raising ceremony marked the start of National Indigenous History Month, which is held during June across Canada.
The city came together to celebrate at city hall, where speeches were shared from Indigenous elders, community members, and Mayor Charlie Clark.
“We have to build the biggest circle of committed people to build a different future here, to break those cycles,” Clark said.
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Monday also saw the official launch of the Reconciliation Visual Identity logo, which builds on the concept of the medicine wheel and includes meaningful Indigenous symbols. Saskatoon’s Truth and Reconciliation coordinator Warren Isbister-Bear explained how meaningful the visual representation and its logos are.
“We couldn’t just pick one, so we picked eight of them that represent all of the important work that we do here at the City of Saskatoon and all the important causes,” said Isbister-Bear.
The logo was emblazoned on the side of a teepee set up at city hall.
National Indigenous Peoples Day is June 21, and there will be a community celebration in Victoria park from 10:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.