Orange Shirt Day: Fashion as a Tool for Sovereignty and Healing
June 12, 2022 | 3:30 pm
Moderator:
Shawkay Ottmann / shawkayvao
Panellists:
Mona Stonefish
Pauline Shirt
Keitha Keeshig-Tobias
Today, wearing an orange shirt is a prominent symbol that commemorates survivors and victims of the Indian Residential School System. This conversation with Pauline Shirt, Mona Stonefish and Keitha Keeshig-Tobias and moderated by Shawkay Ottmann will explore the dichotomy of clothing as a tool that drives resilience and supports oppression. Shawkay Ottmann (Anishinaabe) is an MA student at the V&A Royal College of Art in London. Her research focuses on dress history, examining how identity and society interact within dress, including a recently published article in Fashion Studies titled “Indigenous Dress Theory and Dress in Canadian Residential Schools.”
