Nanabush’s trip stories the landscape with relational knowledges. When Nishnaabeg see a birch tree, we recognize a library of stories involving birch. When we see a lady’s slipper, or moss on rocks, or cranberries, or maple trees, or a woodpecker, or beaver, more libraries. Nanabush’s character is a reflection of Nishnaabewin and of Nishnaabeg themselves, […]
Yesterday I had one of the best art experiences of the current COVID-19 lock-down when I visited Reformatted, an exhibition created by Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace (AbTeC) in collaboration with Kanien’kehá:ka artist Skawennati for Concordia University in Montreal as part of their Indigenous Futures research cluster. I had first encountered Skawennati’s work in the form […]