As Indigenous artists create and develop fully Indigenous creative and cultural spaces, they must continue to work within mainstream venues and systems of engagement. These spaces/organizations need to do the work of Truth and Reconciliation leading to true inclusion, and Indigenous artists can offer knowledge and guidance to sensitize and Indigenize these spaces as appropriate. This talk gives voice to lived experiences and discusses the needs and recommendations that can support a way forward.
JP Longboat, Ange Loft, Christine Friday, and Penny Couchie guide this dialogue.
The Indigenous Creative Spaces Project brings together a network of communities to support the development of Indigenous sovereign creative spaces across Ontario. Guided by an Indigenous Advisory Circle and supported by ArtsBuild Ontario, the project is building a framework of knowledge and experience from an Indigenous cultural and historic perspective, while highlighting the needs and fostering the recommendations and sustainability for future Indigenous infrastructural development within the arts ecology of Ontario.
As part of the overall project, this series of online dialogues has been facilitated with Indigenous communities across Ontario, and we welcome you to today’s discussions from whichever territory you arrive.
Please note the information shared in public dialogues may not be extracted for any reasons other than personal knowledge.
