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.
History and Resistance, Skills and Teachings, Art and Artists
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.
Laura Vinson is a singer/songwriter who was born in Edmonton and grew up in Brule Alberta. She is of English/Cree and French Canadian/Cherokee descent.
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.
