Red Deer Polytechnic has announced the winning design in its annual Orange Shirt Day contest.

During a staff gathering, Indigenous Initiatives presented RDP visual arts alumna (2014) Alexandria King with a gift basket and a printed shirt featuring her design.

The T-shirts will launch the first week of September and be sold at The Lift, thanks to the Students’ Association. Proceeds will go toward Indigenous student funds and initiatives.

King thanked the committee, the president’s office and sponsors for the opportunity to take part in the important initiative.

Although she doesn’t speak from an Indigenous perspective, King said she was inspired by Indigenous values and cultural teachings, drawing influence from Northern Ontario Ojibway artist Norval Morrisseau.

“The design centres on

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