W̱SÁNEĆ Artist/Carver

Local artist Bear Horne designed the the Victoria Orange Shirt t-shirts. Horne’s design features a bear to help us follow the right path, an eagle to help us have a vision of a bright future, a hummingbird to keep our mind, body and spirit healthy, and a flower to feed the connection of all these elements.

“It’s a piece of work I hold close to my heart, something I am very proud of.” He adds that this is, “a cause deeply personal since my mother is a survivor.”

Cowichan Nation of Duncan, B.C.

Graduate of the Indigenous Studies Program at Camosun College

As a survivor of the Kuper Island Residential School, Eddy believes:

“Reconciliation is useless if we can’t trust each other. We must learn to walk in each other’s shoes. My grandfather once said there is room in the circle for everyone, we must grow our circles and make room for each other. Reconciliation will take a lot of work so we must always be willing to listen.”

Xʷsepsəm Nation Artist

“Today I felt really good about being able to contribute to teaching people about the Indigenous land of Victoria and the people, the First Nation people of Victoria.”

Gait has worked for a wide range of public and commercial projects, such as designing seven coins for the Royal Canadian Mint, creating a ferry wrap for BC Ferries and collaborating on the Unity Wall with artist Butch Dick.

English name: Butch 'Clarence' Dick