The face masks feature a piece of Indigenous artwork, and the Indigenous artists who design them receive royalties every time a mask is purchased.
“I decided to use Indigenous artists because of the history of Indspire being Indigenous, and everything targeted towards helping Indigenous students,” Gill said.
The Residence Society (ResSoc) purchased a Kanata face mask for all residence student staff members. The order came to just under 100 masks at a total cost of $1,850. The masks are being distributed throughout the coming weeks.
“I’m grateful to ResSoc […] They contributed a large amount that’s [going to] help another Indigenous student go to University,” Gill said.