Artist – Nipissing First Nation (Home), Halifax (Once Upon A Time), Barrie (Sometimes), Toronto (Now)
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 MoreDear 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 MoreIndigenous 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 MoreHow 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 […]
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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.
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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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What a great night. Everyone should check out an Art Gallery of Ontario First Thursday at least once or twice. Excellent atmosphere, pop up talks, performance art and live music. I was absolutely stoked to have been invited to be a pop up speaker for March’s event. My topic surrounded the many Indigenous women leading […]
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Much thanks to Waubgeshig Rice for allowing my to contribute my thoughts to this upcoming shift at the National Gallery of Canada. Indigenous artists eagerly await National Gallery of Canada facelift
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