Blue Bombers, Roughriders to wear orange jerseys for National Truth and Reconciliation Day game. MORE:
“The Blue Bombers and Riders will once again wear special orange New Era jerseys for pre-game warmup to recognize Orange Shirt Day,” said Wade Miller, president & CEO of the Winnipeg Football Club in a statement. “Our jerseys will be made available for an online auction after the game, with funds raised donated to Winnipeg Aboriginal Sport Achievement Centre .”
"As we reflect on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we hope that these jerseys will serve as a small symbol of our commitment to reconciliation and the work we’ve done and will continue to do moving forward as allies of the Indigenous community,” said Saskatchewan Roughriders president and CEO Craig Reynolds in a separate statement.
The Bombers, who host the Roughriders on Friday Night Football, also announced that the game will feature an anthem sung in Ojibwe by Strong Warrior Girls Anishinaabe Singers. Pow wow singers, dancers and drummers featuring Ray CoCo Stevenson and the Walking Wolf Singers will lead the team onto the field prior to kickoff.
Both clubs will auction off the jerseys with proceeds going towards Indigenous sports programs in their respective provinces.
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