5月2日，Centennial High School的学生们在纪念失踪和遇害的土著妇女的Otahpiaaki时装周红裙项目上扮演了主导角色。学生们有机会与长者Jeannie Smith-Davis讨论加拿大失踪和遇害的土著妇女问题，并以南阿尔伯塔七族协定地区的妇女为纪念对象参与其中。学生们以红花的形式缝制，以向这些妇女表示敬意，并作为和解的一种行动；这些花朵被附在裙子的拖尾上，成为Otahpiaaki秋季时装周的收尾之作。作为第七条约的成员，学生和员工被要求与Otahpiaaki专注于“传递所接受的教导，以期在许多民族中得以繁荣发展并在新兴土著创意、教育工作者和长者的指导下进行”的原则相结合，分享这些故事。

这是Centennial High School学生第二年参与该项目，他们的作品和裙子曾在National Music Centre展出。

有关Otahpiaaki时装周的更多信息，请访问https://otahpiaakifashionweek.com/。

On May 2, students from Centennial High School hosted Otahpiaaki Fashion Week’s Red Dress Project in honour of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Students had the opportunity to speak with Elder Jeannie Smith-Davis about the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada and participate in memory of women from the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta. Students sewed red flowers in honour of these women and as an act of reconciliation; these flowers are attached to the train of the dress which is the closing piece of Otahpiaaki Fashion Week each fall. As members of Treaty 7, students and staff are called upon to share these stories in conjunction with Otahpiaaki’s focus on iihpkim mootspi – “passing on the teachings that one has received, to communities in the hopes that Otahpiaaki will blossom in many Nations under the guidance of emerging Indigenous creatives, educators, and Elders”.

This is the second year Centennial High School students have participated in the project, and the dress with their work was featured at the National Music Centre this past year.

For more information on Otahpiaaki Fashion Week, please visit https://otahpiaakifashionweek.com/.