The artist Maddie Bernard-Resmer described her artwork as a messenger that carries stories of families reunited, languages re-learned, and ceremonies reborn. “It honours the children still being brought back to their resting places, while giving hope to the generations finding their way home to culture, community, and self. For some, the journey home is long and stretches across generations—but there will always be a light in the window, waiting to guide us back,” she said.

The wrap is titled Kiiwe—“They are returning home.”

Bernard-Resmer added that the art should also make one reflect on what it means to carry these stories forward. “Reconciliation cannot exist without truth, and truth asks us to face what is uncomfortable. It asks us to be vigilant in ensuring that the voices of survivors and communities are not overshadowed by the presence of institutions that have caused harm. It is only by honouring truth first that reconciliation can ever hope to root,” she said.

Read more about the project here.