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Windspeaker June 2015 Volume 33 Number 3 Section 2TRANSCRIPT
P a g e [ 1 ]June 2015
Guide to Powwow CountryWindspeaker’s Exclusive Guide for the 2015 Powwow Trail
Guide to Powwow CountryWindspeaker’s Exclusive Guide for the 2015 Powwow Trail
Inside...Museum and GalleryExhibits
Cutural HeritageSites
CulturalCelebrations
Plus...Our 2015Powwow CountryCalendar of Events
Inside...Museum and GalleryExhibits
Cutural HeritageSites
CulturalCelebrations
Plus...Our 2015Powwow CountryCalendar of Events
Dancer at SIFN PowwowPhoto: Bert Crowfoot
June 2015P a g e [ 2 ]
British Columbia
Skwachàys LodgeOwned and operated by the Vancouver Native Housing SocietyVancouver
Skwachàys Lodge is an extraordinary boutique hotel and Canada’s firstAboriginal arts hotel. It is located in the heart of Vancouver’s historicdowntown, at the crossroads of Gastown and Chinatownneighbourhoods.
Owned and operated by the Vancouver Native Housing Society,Skwachàys Lodge is an innovative approach to sustainable housing thatcombines cultural authenticity, business excellence and communityeconomic development. The hotel’s architect preserved the century-oldbrick faÁade and designed a traditional northern longhouse to sit atopthe heritage building. The rooftop longhouse features the Dreamweaver,a 40.5-foot story pole. Six world-class Vancouver interior designerscollaborated with six Aboriginal artists to create 18 distinctly themedrooms featuring original carvings, paintings, fabric, art, custom furnitureand décor. Guests can purchase original art in the hotel’s Urban AboriginalFair Trade or attend a workshop with one of the artists who envisionedtheir hotel room. They can also participate in traditional Aboriginal culturalexperiences including a sweat lodge and smudge room, or observe artistsat work in the artist workshop. All the profits from the hotel operationand the fair trade gallery subsidize the 24 Aboriginal artist live/workstudios housed at Skwachàys and further the Vancouver Native HousingSociety mandate to improve the lives of Vancouver’s urban Aboriginalpeople.
For more information, check out http://skwachays.com/
Dakelh-stylepit houseForests for the World behind University of Northern BritishColumbiaPrince George
Last summer, a handful of students enrolled as part of University ofNorthern British Columbia’s Undergraduate Experiential Service LearningProgram constructed a Dakelh-style pit house on traditional territory ofthe Lheidli T’enneh, in Forests for the World behind UNBC. Their workwas helped along by two Lheidli T’enneh and one Gitxsan Elder, whoshared their knowledge. The students dug four feet into the ground,transported and assembled logs, using ropes, rollers, muscles, and theoccasional chainsaw, and covered the structure in dirt. Having the houseextend into the ground helps to keep it cool during hot summer days,and warm during winter. A traditional winter dwelling used by manyIndigenous people, the pit house was built in the Dakelh-style. Dakelhare Indigenous people from north-central British Columbia. People areinvited to visit and build a fire inside as long as they don’t disturb thecleanliness and peacefulness of the pit house.
Fifteen students, including university students from UNBC and high school students from Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, enrolled in FNST 161, an experientiallearning course. They built a traditional First Nations dwelling while learning about aboriginal culture and earning school credit.
PHOTO: UNBC
P a g e [ 3 ]June 2015
AlbertaSaamis Archeological SiteMedicine Hat
The Saamis Teepee stands sentinel over the Saamis archaeological site. The teepee,located along the Trans-Canada Highway, was originally constructed for the 1988 CalgaryWinter Olympics. It is entirely built of steel with a concrete foundation, and ringed with 10large circular storyboards depicting various aspects of First Nations culture and history. Itis the world’s tallest teepee and at more than 20 stories high, it had more engineeringchallenges in its construction than the Eiffel Tower. The colours of the teepee are white forpurity, red for the rising and setting sun, and blue for flowing waters. Below the teepee isthe Seven Persons coulee and the Saamis archaeological site. This site has been interpretedas a winter/early spring campsite repeatedly used between AD 1390 and AD 1820. Itcovers two terraces that lie two and three metres of deposits above the modern floodplains.Experts believe over 83 million artifacts are buried here. A self-guided walking tour indicatesthe large-scale bison butchering and meat processing activities on the lower terrace,while the upper terrace shows numerous hearths, pits, concentrations of bones and firebroken rock. The Saamis archaeological site is one of the foremost importantarchaeological sites of the Northern Plains.
For more information, check out: www.city.medicine-hat.ab.ca/
Syncrude Gallery of Aboriginal CultureRoyal Alberta MuseumEdmonton
The Syncrude Gallery of Aboriginal Culture is one of three permanent exhibits in theRoyal Alberta Museum. The gallery
is one of the largest explorations of First People’s history on the continent, with storiesspanning 11,000 years and 500 generations. More than 3,000 artifacts, recorded voices,film, dynamic lighting, interactive computer technology and Aboriginal interpreters all helpto tell a story of triumph and survival. The story spans from the last Ice Age to the presentday. The heart of the gallery is an immense teepee – a place of teaching and storytelling.Beyond it, sits the dark period of the last century when government sought to suppressthe culture. Finally, through a narrow alleyway, the present day emerges where the messageis of survival, healing and hope. The Royal Alberta Museum is one of Canada’s mostpopular museums offering a wide range of exhibitions and activities for everyone.
For more information, check out: http://royalalbertamuseum.ca/index.cfm
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Saskatchewan / ManitobaSpirit of Alliance sculptureConceived and created by Adrian Stimson, Ian (Happy) Grove, and Jean-Sebastian GauthierRiver Landing, Saskatoon
Spirit of the Alliance, the War of 1812 monument, was unveiled by His Royal HighnessPrince Edward, Earl of Wessex, last September. Adrian Stimson, Jean-Sebastien Gauthierand Ian (Happy) Grove were the design team chosen to create and implement themonument with its interpretive panels. The project commemorates the participants of theWar of 1812, whose descendants now reside on the Prairies. The project was commissionedby the Whitecap Dakota First Nation. The sculpture reflects positive moments at thecreation of the treaty, in the time prior to 1812. The figures are in positions of exchangeand attention towards each other, with the seal of promise based upon the exchange ofgifts that would happen at the time of making treaty promises, and other alliances. Thesculpture is surrounded by four interpretive panels. “This is a great honour for all three ofus to be able to create this “Spirit of Alliance” piece to commemorate the people involvedin 1813,” Stimson said on behalf of the team of artists. “The installation will pay homageto the Dakota role in the War of 1812 and hopefully capture a snap shot in time.”
Rock paintings on the Churchill River systemLac La Ronge Provincial Park
Churchill River is a series of island-filled lakes joined by rapids or falls. Canoeing alongthe system will provide incredible sights, from swooping eagles and fishing pelicans tothe paintings that adorn granite rocks on the shores of rivers, streams and lakes. The rockpaintings depict people, birds, animals and, possibly, religious icons. It is believed thepaintings were created by the Algonquian-speaking peoples, the ancestors of the Ojibwa,Algonquian and, in the case of the Churchill region, Wood Cree peoples, who still live inthe Canadian Shield. One of the most commonly represented figures in the Churchill rockpaintings is the thunderbird, an important deity in the mythology of the Cree and manyother North American Indians. Cracking thunder was believed to be the sound of thethunderbird’s wings, while lightening was said to be flashes from the mighty bird’s eyes.The thunderbird was said to be engaged in an ongoing struggle with various evil creaturesfrom the underwater or under-earth realms. The most common of these bad characters -serpents, as well as panthers and lynxes with horns - can also be seen in the rock paintings.Most of the paintings, about a foot or less in size, were made using the reddish-brownmineral ochre as pigment for the paint. Mixing the ochre with “isinglass,” an organicsubstance made from the swimming bladders of fish, preserved the work. About 700rock-painting sites have been discovered across the Canadian Shield, from Quebec throughSaskatchewan.
For more information, check out http://www.saskparks.net/laclaronge
Journey to ChurchillAssiniboine Park Zoo Dec. 23, 2014-Dec. 23, 2020Winnipeg
The Winnipeg Art Gallery has joined Hudson, Aurora, Storm,and Kaska at the Assiniboine Park Zoo’s Journey to Churchillexhibit with an impressive array of Inuit sculpture in anongoing, rotating display. The carvings are featured in a 20-foot long case in the Journey to Churchill’s Gateway to theArctic building. As visitors move around the case to theunderwater viewing tunnels, the spectacular views shift fromsculpture to live bears swimming underwater. Journey toChurchill is home to polar bears, muskoxen, Arctic fox,wolves, and others creatures that make up the mostcomprehensive northern species exhibit of its kind in theworld. Visitors experience a variety of naturalistic landscapesand animal viewing areas. Interpretive signage and interactivedisplays invite visitors to learn about biodiversity, climatechange, and conservation. The Winnipeg Art Gallery holdsthe largest public collection of contemporary Inuit art in theworld with over 13,000 pieces, including sculpture, prints,drawings, ceramics, and textiles. Planning is currentlyunderway to create an Inuit Art Centre to house the collection.
For more info: http://www.assiniboineparkzoo.ca/
Walter Cook Caves Park ReserveLocated 410 kilometres north of Winnipeg, and 28kilometres northwest of Grand Rapids
The Manitoba government has permanently protectedWalter Cook Caves Park Reserve as an ecological reserve.The Walter Cook Caves contain a variety of unique rockformations and are home to little brown bats. It is also theonly known place where elk, moose, white-tailed deer,woodland caribou and wood bison share the same habitat.The province worked with the Misipawistik Cree Nation onthe designation and management of the Walter Cook CavesEcological Reserve. A new community advisory group – thefirst of its kind in Manitoba - was established to co-operatively manage the area as an ecological reserve. Thepark reserve overlies unique karst landscapes within nearsurface limestone and dolomite bedrock. The landscapesfeature sinkholes, caves and other features shaped by thedissolving action of water on limestone and dolomite. Alongwith the Walter Cook Caves, the area includes Iguana Crypt,Ice Cascade, 4-Eyed, Caprock and Anticipation. The rarecalypso orchid and sandhill crane are also found seasonallyin the park reserve. Bats, moths and red squirrels frequentlywinter in the caves. Black bears will also hibernate in thecaves. The area supports pockets of jack pine and aspenpoplar forests. The ecological reserve is located withinMisipawistik Cree Nation’s trapline.
P a g e [ 7 ]June 2015
Ontario / Quebec / Maritimes
Aboriginal PavilionNativeCanadian Centre of Toronto, GarrisonCommons and Planet IndigenUsDuring Pan Am (July 10-26) and Parapan AmGames (Aug.7-15)Toronto
The Aboriginal Pavilion will offer diverse performances,demonstrations, commissions and activities during the PanAm and Parapan Am Games to be held in July and Augustin Toronto. The work of the Indigenous cultures of Americawill be seen at three locations across the city: the NativeCanadian Centre of Toronto, Garrison Commons (adjacentto Fort York), and Planet IndigenUs at Harbourfront Centre.The Aboriginal Pavilion will be one of the largest Indigenousfestivals ever organized in Canada.
The Mississaugas of New Credit, who live next to the SixNations of Grand River near Brantford, are the host FirstNation for the Pan Am Games.
More info.: http://www.toronto2015.org/culture-events
Legends: Norval Morrisseau and Anishinabek“Woodland School” ArtistsMcMichael Canadian Art CollectionKleinburg, Ontario
First Nations artist Norval Morrisseau is celebrated forestablishing a style of art that became known as theWoodland School. Morrisseau pioneered the telling ofOjibwe legends and stories not in the traditional visual form,but through introducing a modernist, pictorial vocabulary.The source for Morrisseau’s inspiration is found in the earlierOjibwe imagery which was inscribed or drawn on rocksurfaces as petroglyphs or pictographs. Morrisseau’sdecision to produce his art on canvas and paper marked ashift to European-influenced traditions, which served tobroaden the artist’s opportunities to communicate his visionand cultural beliefs to a larger audience. Morrisseau hasstated that he wanted to communicate with the viewer usingcolour. His painted compositions are characterized by anintuitive use of bright, pure colour shapes contained withinblack form lines. Through their collective actions, DaphneOdjig, Carl Ray, and other artists of Morrisseau’s generationemerged as proponents of a contemporary Woodland vision.View the Morrisseau’s work and that of other “WoodlandSchool” artists in Gallery 8 in the upper level. The McMichaelgallery is located in the village of Kleinburg, just minutesnorth of Toronto. Beyond the signature fieldstone gates,there is outdoor art, four floors of gallery and program space,including the Library and Archives, and the Gallery Shop –all surrounded by 100 acres of beautiful conservation landwhich can be explored through a network of paths and trails.
More info., check out http://www.mcmichael.com/
OdeyakAanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural InstituteOujé-Bougoumou
The Odeyak, one of the first artifacts brought to the Cree CulturalInstitute, is celebrating one quarter of a century. Twenty-five years ago 60 Inuit and Cree
from Northern Quebec paddled their Odeyak into New York City, a blue and green EarthDay flag fluttering at the bow, symbolizing the two nations’ fight against the flooding oftheir territory for a hydroelectric megaproject. The Odeyak travelled more than 2,000 kmover five weeks, by dogsled on the frozen bay, by road and by river, all the way to downtownManhattan in a campaign against the proposed damming of the Great Whale River. The$12.6-billion Great Whale project would have diverted eight large rivers and affected anecosystem the size of France. Hydro-Québec planned to sell electricity from that projectto New England and New York State. The voyage achieved its intention: New York Statepulled out of its $17-billion agreement to buy the electricity, and Quebec eventually shelvedthe Great Whale project. The Odeyak is on permanent display at the Cree Cultural Institute.
For more information, check out: http://www.creeculturalinstitute.ca/en
Double Mer Point archaeological siteRigolet, Labrador
A boardwalk leads the way to the archeological site at Double Mer Point along whichexcavations dating back to between 1760 and 1800 are located. Double Mer Point is oneof a period Inuit sites in Labrador. This is an important cultural and historical site andrepresents the “communal house phase,” which is usually considered to span the 18thcentury and saw a shift in Inuit settlement from small, single-family dwellings to largermulti-family houses. Rigolet is nestled in a sheltered cove at the entrance of Lake Melville,and is the most southerly Inuit community in the world. Rigolet has benefitted from anexpanding cruise ship industry which in 2014 saw three ships dock in the community.Minke whales swim along the shore. Rigolet is alive with traditions with expert craftspeopleand artisans producing handcrafted salt water grass pieces and authentic sealskingarments. Rigolet is now becoming the gateway to the nearby Mealy Mountain NationalPark Reserve.
Pawakan PoleCarved by Ned BearSt. Thomas UniversityFredericton, New Brunswick
A tree felled by post-tropical storm Arthur has been carved into a Pawakan Pole,traditionally viewed as a spirit guide, or spirit helper, to represent a welcoming space inthe middle of St. Thomas University’s campus, near Margaret Norrie Mccain Hall. Thework was undertaken by Maliseet artist Ned Bear, of St. Mary’s First Nation, who hasbeen carving for over 30 years. He was already at St. Thomas University as one of fiveartists taking part in STU’s inaugural artist-in-residency program, which ran from October2014 to April 2015. Bear is an internationally renowned artist, who has participated innumerous group and solo shows. Among his accomplishments are a fellowship from theSmithsonian Institute in New York City, winner of the prestigious Face the Nationcompetition at the UC Davis Design Museum in San Diego, and work as part of acooperative project for the 2010 Winter Games in Whistler. Bear received formal art trainingat the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, and was the first Aboriginal studentsto graduate from this institution and did so with honours. He was joined by his son JeremyBear to carve the Pawakan Pole. The two used only adze, chisel and axe to create theirmasterpiece.
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Bus shelters displayKwanlin D¸n First Nation artCreated by Justin SmithMcIntyre Drive and at Range Road North and Crowe StreetWhitehorse, Yukon
Three new transit shelters installed in January illustrate the strong partnership betweenthe City of Whitehorse and Kwanlin D¸n First Nation. “This beautiful bus shelter design isjust one example of what we hope will be many shared successes between the City andKwanlin D¸n,” said Chief Doris Bill. “This project is a testament to the collaboration betweenour governments on initiatives that serve mutual needs and, as in this project, that alsocelebrate the rich cultural identity of Kwanlin D¸n.” The artwork is an interpretation ofKwanlin D¸n’s clan symbols – wolf and crow – created by Kwanlin D¸n artist Justin Smith.The wolf and crow are moiety symbols of the two clans that are associated to the KwanlinD¸n peoples’ identity.
Smith has a number of years’ experience in First Nation art design. He enjoys seeing hisartwork find a home in the Kwanlin D¸n community and hopes that his work may help toinspire younger generations to learn their culture.
Kwanlin D¸n First Nation Chief DorIs Bill and Whitehorse Mayor Dan Curtis at new transitshelter on McIntyre Drive.
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Nation to Nation: Treaties between the UnitedStates and American Indian NationsSmithsonian National Museum of the AmericanIndianSeptember 2014-Fall 2018Washington, DC
The exhibition focuses on eight treaties representing theapproximately 374 ratified between the United States andthe Native Nations, on loan from the National Archives. Eachdocument details and solidifies the diplomatic agreementsbetween the US and the neighbouring Native Nations. Toldfrom the point of view of the Indian Nations andaccompanied by US testimonials, curated by Suzan ShownHarjo (Cheyenne/Hodulgee Muscogee) the story is woventhrough five sections:†Introduction to Treaties, SeriousDiplomacy, Bad Acts, Bad Paper, Great Nations Keep TheirWord and Reflections. Featuring more than 125 objects fromthe museum’s collection and private lenders – including artand artifact - the Navajo blanket owned by General WilliamSherman, a collection of Plains Nations pipes and beadedpipe bags, peace medals given to Thomas Jefferson,George Washington and the sword and scabbard of AndrewJackson (on loan from the National Museum of AmericanHistory) - tell the story of early ancestors and their effortsto live side-by-side at the birth of the United States. Videoinstallation, archival photographs, wampum belts, textiles,baskets and peace medals highlight each historical momentin time.
For more information, check out http://nmai.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/item/?id=934