Indigenous arts comes in many mediums and forms. Art is integral to the way Indigenous peoples live and conceptualize themselves. This category showcases Indigenous arts from dance, music, visual arts, to beadwork.
Art and Artists, History and Resistance, Skills and Teachings
Summary
This project includes the research and re-creation of the First Meetings between Alberta’s First Nations people and the French Voyageurs along the setting of Edmonton’s River Valley.
Through a national contest students from across Alberta were invited to create a work of art representing what Reconciliation means to them. Winners were invited to an event with Alberta's Lieutenant Governor where they shared their artwork and discussed.
