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Last Friday, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation announced that 215 bodies had been discovered in a mass grave on the grounds of the former Kamloops Residential School in British Columbia, believed to be the undocumented remains of Indigenous children killed while attending the institution, which was open between 1890 and 1969.
It was a horrifying and painful reminder of a chapter in Canada’s recent history that our national narrative has worked hard to repress or at the very least, pretend is in the past, and not living on in the way our government continues to treat Indigenous peoples. (See: the disproportionate number of Indigenous children in foster care, or the lack of clean drinking water on many reserves.) For residential school survivors or their descendants, it’s re-triggered trauma. For non-Indigenous Canadians, it has moved many of us: to reflection, to shame, and to a desire to do something with those feelings.
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You may imagine a Canadian fashion label to specialize in all things outerwear those Canadian winters are no joke, after all but you’d be mistaken. The nominees for this year’s Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards (CAFA) are in fact elegant womenswear labels, sleek menswear brands, and whimsical jewelry collections, among other categories. “We’re really breaking down stereotypes of what Canadian fashion is,” says Vicky Milner, CAFA president.
Now in its seventh year, the CAFAs honor the diverse talent found within the Canadian fashion industry. Typically, the glitzy gala in Toronto sees attendees dress up in their best Canadian-made wares, and accolades are then handed out in such categories as best womenswear, menswear, and accessories. This year, however, the CAFAs will be virtual, featuring both live and pretaped segments. The ceremony will be streamed tonight, and anyone can register to watch it. “Now, peo