Flags for various Indigenous communities and for initiatives such as Every Child Matters are being raised on campuses across Canada in time for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR). Institutions such as Brock University and Mount Allison University will be flying the Every Child Matters flag to recognize those children who were forced to attend residential schools, while Lakehead University, Royal Roads University, the University of Guelph, and the University of Winnipeg are among those flying the Survivor Flag. Confederation College has also permanently installed the Fort William First Nation flag as an acknowledgement that the college is on the First Nation’s territory. The UoGuelph also raised the Métis flag in recognition of Powley Day, when the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed that Métis harvesting rights are protected under the Constitution Act.
