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Sep 30, '23

11:00am - 5:00pm

Join us on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as we welcome the community to take part in tours, workshops, and talks that centre the experiences and history of Indigenous children forced to attend Indian Residential Schools.

We’re excited to offer a new tour on September 30, Truth and Reconciliation Through Art, as well as a tour of Tarralik Duffy: Gasoline Rainbows and Anaanatta Unikkaangit (Our Mother’s Stories).

Join us for presentations with special guests, including Reconciliation for Newcomers to Canada and How to Read Historical Canadian Artworks Through a Decolonizing Lens, plus a Keynote Address from Senator Mary Jane McCallum.

This will also be the last day to participate in the Project of Heart workshop. Simply purchase a tile at our front desk (pay what you can, all profits will be donated to Sunshine House) and add your artistic touch! Tiles will be displayed in Eckhardt Hall.

We will also have a Space of Care in Niizhwaaso (boardroom on the second floor of Qaumajuq) where Red Tent will be present throughout the duration of the event. Red Tent is an organization that provides education and creates awareness about anti-oppression, safer spaces, and consent culture.

Tours

Truth and Reconciliation Through Art 11:15am
In this tour, guests will learn about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the final report and how the recommendations of the report can be implemented. Guests will explore various Indigenous artists’ work and see examples of how they interpret reconciliation through art.

Inuit Pop Art 12pm
Learn about popular culture and Pop Art as a creative movement in art history. Guests will see examples of contemporary Inuit Pop Art on display in WAG-Qaumajuq. Through the artwork of 2021 KAMA Award winner, Tarralik Duffy, as well as, examples of Inuit Pop Art found in the exhibition, Inuit Sanaugangit: Art Across Time. Guests will learn about Inuit Pop Art and its significance.

Tours will meet in the Skylight Gallery on the the 3rd floor

Presentations

How to Read Historical Canadian Artworks Through a Decolonizing Lens 1pm
Join Dr. Riva Symko, WAG-Qaumajuq Head of Collections and Exhibitions as she looks for the visual clues of our colonial past in artworks you may not be expecting to see them.

Reconciliation for Newcomers to Canada 1:30pm
Hear from Micael Nicolas Moura, Manager of Equity, where we will explore the vital journey of Truth and Reconciliation for new settlers and newcomers. Delving into the significance of understanding Indigenous perspectives and histories in what is colonially known as Canada, we will discuss strategies for building respectful and harmonious relationships with the first and rightful inhabitants of this Land. By bridging the gap between historical legacies and present-day interactions, this session aims to equip newcomers with the knowledge and empathy needed to contribute to the ongoing process of reconciliation.

How to Combat Residential School Denialism with Dr. Sean Carleton • 2pm

Talks will take place in the Muriel Richardson Auditorium

Keynote

A Life in Retrospect: Examining the Seven Generations of My Lived Experience with Senator Mary Jane McCallum • 4pm
Through this keynote, Senator Mary Jane McCallum will provide an introspective look at the Seven Generations of her life experience and how each of these respective stages served to form the person she is today.

This keynote address will take place in the Muriel Richardson Auditorium

Speakers

Micael Nicolas Moura Micael Nicolas Moura Senator Mary Jane McCallum Senator Mary Jane McCallum Riva Symko Riva Symko Goota Ashoona Goota Ashoona Sean Carleton Sean Carleton

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WAG-Qaumajuq recognizes that land acknowledgements are part of an ongoing dialogue with Indigenous Nations, and we are grateful to live and work on these lands and waters. Institutionally, WAG-Qaumajuq is committed to acknowledging our colonial history and we are actively working to interrogate the Gallery’s colonial ways of being.

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