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Sdahl Ḵ’awaas receives 2021 Sterling Prize

By: Gurleen Aujla, Peak Associate  Content warning: mentions of anti-Indigenous racism in paragraph four On October 14, 2021, Sdahl Ḵ’awaas received the Nora and Ted Sterling Prize award. The Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy recognizes work that “contributes to the understanding of controversy” and challenges complacency.  During the ceremony, she had a live conversation with Jisgang Nika Collison and Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra about her story and the role of museums in reconciliation. It took place at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art. Collison is from the Ḵaay'ahl Laanas of the Haida Nation and executive director of the…

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