Indigenous art
Marek Tyler’s exploration of nêhiyaw identity
October 2, 2024Content warning: mentions of residential schools. On September 9, nêhiyaw (Plains Cree) and Scottish/Irish musician Marek Tyler released his self-titled album, ASKO. Tyler graduated from SFU with a masters of business administration, and is a sessional instructor at Grant MacEwan University. Despite this full plate, Tyler is also an entrepreneur, project liaison manager, and touring musician. Even so, he still managed to create such a thought-provoking listening and learning experience. ASKO, as Tyler’s uncle and advisor Dale Awasis describes, is derived from the nêhiyaw foundational principle, askôtowin. Awasis says it entails the idea that “we are taught to lead by…
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SFYou: Ashley Jones’ art signifies connection and understanding
July 10, 2024Ashley Jones is an Indigenous artist whose body organ paintings are an ode to her love for science, and her Haida and Cree Métis roots. The Peak interviewed Jones to know more about her artistic journey, the meaning behind her…
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A closer look at SFU’s Indigenous art displays
October 3, 2023Lhuḵw’lhuḵw’áyten (Burnaby Mountain) has been home to hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh people for thousands of years. Today, the mountain is known to many as the location of SFU’s main campus — a decision that was made without permission from Indigenous peoples.…
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Bright Futures is a time capsule of Bill Reid’s legacy
August 3, 2023You probably know Bill Reid (1920–1998) for his grand jade sculpture at the YVR airport, an image which was also printed on Canadian 20-dollar bills in 2004: The Spirit of Haida Gwaii depicts a man surrounded by animals, rowing on…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: May–June
May 22, 2023Arts in the Garden Where: 13 garden spaces in the North Shore When: May 27 and May 28, 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. What better way to spend a sunny day than at a community garden party with music, art displays, workshops,…
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There Are Hierarchies of Grief honours lost loved ones
May 8, 2023There Are Hierarchies of Grief plunges into the way grief suddenly swallows you. The five-minute short film is part of the CBC Gem series, How to Lose Everything, which features five short films about loss. There Are Hierarchies of Grief…
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Exploring Michel Dumont’s wearable art
March 21, 2023At the core of his drag queen-“christened” trademark, House of Dumont, Michel Dumont is an “old, queer punk” whose commitment to love is infused into his creative work. Dumont is a “Métis, Two-Spirit, disabled artist” based in Thunder Bay, Ontario.…
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Think before you buy “Indigenous” artwork in tourist shops this summer
June 9, 2019With the crisp, vibrant hues that briefly come out for the summer months, it’s little wonder that Vancouver holds such appeal for tourists and locals alike. And if there’s one activity that exists in abundance here, it’s shopping. Many of…
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