Government Policy
…forbidding them to acknowledge their Aboriginal heritage, and indoctrinating them into Euro-Canadian and Christian ways of living to assimilate them into mainstream Canadian society. The last residential school closed its…
About Sovereignty Performance
…places. Usually it comes from talking with friends, fellow artists, skateboarding, and taking part in my Aboriginal community. A lot of my inspiration also comes from being current with issues…
Artistic Expressions
…to take the postcard, or even the scribble, and proclaim it “Native, aboriginal, First Nations etc.” and say they have fulfilled their cultural quota or broadcaster CRTC requirements or whatever….
Identity
…parallel and often conflicting paths: one based in law and state regulation, the other in family tradition and community practice. This discussion introduces the complex and problematic nature of categorizing…
