greetings friends, fans, foe and lovers,
here are four new works based on the apology by stephen harper to the first nations, inuit and metis people of canada. they are 11 x 17 in diameter, and i'm making them available to institutions, educational facilities and organizations as a means furthering the education about the Residential schools and the importance and significance of the Apology.
After traveling across the country the past few years giving lectures and talks about aboriginal art, and it's frightening how little impact it made in this country, so i figured creating a series of art might be able to help make people aware of it. i always say, born a native, born an activist. because, for the rest of your life, you have to justify your existence to the rest of canada.
the image above, is based on the photo of St. George's Residential school in Lytton, BC.
it burnt to the ground because of arson. my mother and father both went there and were
never the same. i think they never left in some ways.
in the meantime, keep you posted on new work coming soon, happy holidays,
cb
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