Author: aylanx
Aylan Couchie is an Anishinaabe interdisciplinary artist and writer hailing from Nipissing First Nation in Northern Ontario.
Washington Post: “Hello from Italy. Your future is grimmer than you think.”
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Read MoreSweat Lodge
Sweat Lodge 86” diameter X 4’ height Acrylic, plaster, nylon taffeta, light/mirrors, speaker/iPod 2013 This work considers customary approaches to healing in contrast to Western based clinical medicine. Traditionally, sweat lodges were and still are used by First Nations people as a form of healing, but, in contrast, the majority now visit hospitals and clinics […]
Read MoreICF – Email/Letter Template
Dear In 2008, the Harper government apologized to Residential School survivors because we now recognize, regardless of our political affiliations, that the attempted eradication of Indigenous cultures was morally reprehensible and wrong. Former PM Paul Martin “call[ed] a spade a spade” and acknowledged that residential schools used education for cultural genocide. In a 2017 Ontario […]
Read MoreICF – Contacting Your MPP in Person – Script/Talking Points/Links
Indigenous Culture Fund – Phone Script and Talking Points for contacting MPPs I am contacting you today as a constituent in your riding who is concerned about the future of the Indigenous Culture Fund and what its dissolution will mean for Indigenous communities and peoples in Ontario. As you are well aware, Indigenous communities have […]
Read MoreIndigenous Culture Fund – Ontario Legislative Petitions – Information for Contacting MPPs – Email/Letter Templates – Script/Talking Points & Links for Contacting MPPs in Person
How to Get Involved Visit or Call your MPP Queens Park is currently not in session. During this break, MPPs are supposed to be spending time in their home ridings meeting with constituents. We’ve prepared a script which includes talking points and links to more information, which you can use should you like to contact your […]
Read MoreNew York Times: In Canada, Hunting and Preserving an Indigenous Way of Life
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Read MorePodcast 91: Talking Art with Aylan Couchie
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Article: Let’s start with what cultural appropriation is not
Indigenous folk voicing their concerns on social media have been left open to ridicule by uneducated attitudes towards our rights and thoughts on this matter.
Read MoreArticle: Returning Our Voices To Us
The recent debate about cultural appropriation shows that true reconciliation is not about saying sorry, it’s about listening to Indigenous voices.
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