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Indigenous entrepreneur's orange shirt dream‑turned‑reality spurs reconciliation efforts at Dal

Indigenous entrepreneur's orange shirt dream‑turned‑reality spurs reconciliation efforts at Dal

Derek Lewis designed an orange shirt honouring Indigenous children who suffered at residential schools across Canada. Now, all profits from sales of his shirt at the Dal Bookstore are going to support a local Mi'kmaw community centre in Halifax.  Read more.

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