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Iakwé:iahre Colloquium||We Remember
Colloquium Program
Exhibition Schedule
Section 1
Chi-Miigwetch – Merci – Niáwen – Qujannamiik – Thank you – Wela’lin
Canada Council for the Arts
Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)
Canadian Heritage
Department of Art History, Concordia University
McCord Museum
Concordia University Office of the Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies: Aid to
Research Related Events
Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones (unconfirmed)
Aboriginal Art Research Group (A.A.R.G.)
Terres en Vues
Artexte
First Peoples Studies, Concordia University
CARFAC Ontario
Section 2
She:kon! Bienvenue! Welcome!
We are truly honoured to have you participate in the Iakwé:iahre Colloquium. It is the sixth
colloquium organized by our collective, and the first to be held on the traditional territory of
the Kanien’kehá:ka, in Montréal.
The Aboriginal Curatorial Collective (ACC/CCA) supports, promotes, and advocates on behalf of
Aboriginal curators, critics, artists, and representatives of arts and cultural organizations. With
this colloquium, we further our mandate of developing and disseminating curatorial practices,
innovative research and critical discourses on Aboriginal arts and culture.
Iakwé:iahre is a Kanien’keha word meaning “we remember.” Most stories or recollections of
events will start with this word. The focus of this colloquium is on the act of remembering:
remembering all of the Quebec Indigenous artists and their contributions to contemporary art;
remembering contemporary Indigenous art as a whole; and thinking of ways to keep its
memory alive and accessible to others. Together we will explore the idea of an archive from an
Indigenous perspective.
The Aboriginal Art Living Archive is a new project, which is in development, and will become a
reality. What will this be? The colloquium provides a key means for consultation and discussion
about this idea. Panels will address both theoretical and pragmatic concerns in considering the
creation of such an archive.
The ACC/CCA is growing: we are actively seeking to extend our activities to French-speaking
Indigenous communities in order to expand our membership and our collective knowledge
base. Too often, language barriers have precluded such inclusion. The Iakwé:iahre Colloquium
seeks to highlight the active presence of these French-speaking communities through various
panels and presentations.
We would like to thank the National Coordinator Jessie Short and the colloquium caucus; they
have worked extremely hard to shape and bring the Iakwé:iahre Colloquium to fruition.
Many thanks also to our funders and partners for supporting this event. They are: Canada
Council for the Arts; Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec; Conseil des arts
et des lettres du Québec; Department of Art History, Concordia University; Department of
Canadian Heritage; Concordia University Office of the Vice-President, Research and Graduate
Studies, Aid to Research Related Events; Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones; McCord
Museum; Aboriginal Art Research Group (A.A.R.G.); Terres en Vues; Artexte; CARFAC Ontario,
and the First Peoples Studies program at Concordia University.
We hope you enjoy the words and ideas shared in these next few days.
Nadia Myre
Co- Chair
France Trépanier
Co-Chair
Hannah Claus
Chair of the Colloquium
Organizing Caucus
Section 3
Colloquium program
THURSDAY October 16, 2014
5:00-7:00 p.m.
McCord Museum, Atrium
Welcome to the Territory by Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel
Honouring Senior Artist Jean-Marie Gros-Louis by Tom Hill
Honouring Senior Artist Alanis Obomsawin by France Trépanier
Remarks
Colloquium overview
Film Program Screening, by curatorial mentorship team, McCord Museum
FRIDAY October 17, 2014
9:00-10:15 a.m.
Indigenous Art Institutions in Québec
Concordia University EV 1.605
The invited speakers on this panel present a portrait of active artistic presence, not only in
Québec cultural institutions, but also in their communities and beyond. They will discuss their
experiences from the perspective of the living archives, and testify to the various dynamics and
strategies of the contemporary Indigenous artist in Québec.
PANELISTS: Sonia Robertson, André Dudemaine, Teharihulen Michel Savard, Martin Loft
Moderator: Nadine St-Louis
The Legacy of Aboriginal Arts Education in Québec
Concordia University EV 1.615
This panel examines the problematics of education when viewed as an institutional process for
learning and transmission of knowledge. The invited speakers testify to their experiences at the
short-lived Collège Manitou at la Macaza, Québec (1973-1976), which are considered in the
context of the current pilot project of the Kiuna Institute, a CEGEP built by and for First Nations
peoples of Québec.
PANELISTS: Edward Poitras, Prudence Hannis, Roger Wylde
Moderator: Guy Sioui Durand
10:15-10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:30-11:45 a.m.
Digital Storytelling: Mobilizing Inuit Cultural Heritage
Concordia University EV 1.605
“The only way to be on par is to tell stories in your own language” (Zacharias Kunuk, O.C.,
filmmaker). This panel explores the potential of digital media and information and
communication technologies to connect Inuit voices to Inuit cultural heritage for the expansion
of Inuit cultural capacity in the 21st century.
PANELISTS: Dr. Anna Hudson, Britt Gallpen, Geronimo Inutiq, Ryan Oliver, Koomuatuk Curley
Moderator: Heather Igloliorte
Mentorship: Roles and Responsibilities
Concordia University EV 1.615
This panel will explore the roles and responsibilities of mentors and mentees, considering best
practices that help to bridge generation gaps between Indigenous curators in a path toward the
creation of an inclusive, Indigenized, and decolonized Indigenous art history. Panelists may
consider how best to create opportunities for emerging Aboriginal artists and curators within
the art world, from the perspective of the mentor and the mentee.
PANELISTS: Jennifer Bowen Allen, Tarah Hogue, Sheri Nault
Moderator: Jaimie Isaac
This panel generously sponsored by CARFAC Ontario
12:00-1:15 p.m.
LUNCH for the ACC/CCA Annual General Meeting
Concordia University EV 6.720
1:15-5:00 p.m.
Open Presentations in the Graduate Seminar Room
Concordia University EV 3.720
We will be providing a small breakout room in which participants can to give brief, informal
presentations on topics of their choosing. The room will be available to any colloquium
participants (use of the room is included in the cost of colloquium registration) on Friday,
October 17 between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
1:15-2:30 p.m.
Digital Archive Projects
Concordia University EV 1.605
Panelists will focus on the interface between Indigenous knowledge, art and oral history and
new digital technologies, online archival databases, and new communicative forms in 21stcentury scholarly and curatorial practice. Each will engage in a critical conversation on the
possibilities and challenges of employing new technologies in the expression of Indigenous
knowledge, stories, and histories.
PANELISTS: Jonathan Dewar, Julie Nagam, Heather Igloliorte
Moderator: Sherry Farrell Racette
Oral History Projects, Artists and the Archive
Concordia University EV 1.615
This session examines oral history and artists’ projects, and their connection to the notion of
the archive. The papers examine issues, practices, and academic theory regarding the creation
and collection of oral history and artists’ archival projects. The bridge or gap between
institutional archival practices and oral projects that emerge from grassroots initiatives or
artists’ practices will be considered.
PANELISTS: Jake Chikasim, Dolores Contré-Migwans, Lisa Myers, Rachelle Dickenson
Moderator: Peter Morin
2:30-3:00 p.m. BREAK
3:00-4:15 p.m.
The Original Archive: Wampum Belts
Concordia University EV 1.605
As mnemonic tools created to officialize and record meetings, agreements, and treaties,
wampum belts are the original Indigenous archive. The belts provide metaphorical value and
symbolic weight through their very conception, from the materials used to their visual imagery
and final dimensions. This panel brings together Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Wendat
experts to explore these ideas, originating in various belts from their respective nations.
PANELISTS: Rick Hill, Alan Corbiere, Jonathan Lainey
Moderator: Hannah Claus
From the Barricades: The Impact and Influence of the Mohawk Crisis in First Nations Art
Concordia University EV 1.615
The Kanehsatà:ke and Kahnawake standoff against the town of Oka and the Sûreté du Québec
became a pivotal moment in the histories of Montréal, Québec and Canada, as well as for First
Nations artists throughout the country. These panelists reflect upon this collision and its impact
in their work as curators and artists.
PANELISTS: Ryan Rice, Arthur Renwick, Rebecca Belmore, Skawennati
Moderator: Wanda Nanibush
4:15-4:30 p.m. BREAK
4:30-5:45 p.m.
Activating the Archive, as Artists/as Museums
Concordia University EV 1.605
Wearing Our Identity, a permanent exhibition at the McCord Museum, explores a variety of
strategies to activate the museum’s archive: the objects from its collection on display in this
exhibition are changed twice a year, and contemporary artwork that responds to the objects is
switched out at the same time. New artists and new artworks are brought in to speak to new
curatorial themes. This panel brings together the artists and curators to talk about this approach,
and how it translates into an exhibition.
PANELISTS: Maria Hupfield, Mary Longman, Guislaine Lemay
Moderator: Nadia Myre
Indigenous Students, Indigenous Perspectives: Studying Art and Art History
Concordia University EV 1.615
This panel will be an informal roundtable conversation between the panelists. We have invited
current students and emerging Indigenous curators to take part in a discussion that addresses
the question of studying Aboriginal art history today.
PANELISTS: Wahsantiio Cross, WhiteFeather Hunter, Erin Sutherland
Moderator: Clayton Windatt
This panel generously sponsored by First Peoples Studies, Concordia University
7:00 p.m.
Evening Activity: Openings at Concordia University’s FOFA and VAV galleries
END OF DAY 1
SATURDAY October 18, 2014
9:00-9:10 a.m.
Address to the Colloquium by Simon Brault, Director and CEO Canada Council for the Arts
Concordia University MB 1.210
As part of our ongoing commitment to the vitality and importance of Aboriginal arts of this
land, the Canada Council for the Arts is currently examining its support to Aboriginal artists and
organizations with an eye to better understanding and responding to this vital sector of the arts
landscape. Mr. Brault will discuss the Council’s history of support for Aboriginal art and
exchange in dialogue on ways to improve this ever evolving relationship.
9:10-10:15 a.m.
What’s Under the Bed? Archives, Collections and Collectors
Concordia University MB 1.210
There have been a number of key moments in the development of an Aboriginal art history that
have brought Francophone and Anglophone Aboriginal arts professionals together. However,
they have often been poorly documented and/or forgotten by contemporary Aboriginal artists
and curators working in unilingual environments around the country. This panel will discuss
diverse collections that document critical arts events in the development of an Aboriginal art
history, as well as exploring the concept of the Indigenous archive more broadly.
PANELISTS: David Garneau, Daina Warren, Louise Vigneault
Moderator: Cathy Mattes
10:15-10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. Historiographer’s address by Chris Creighton-Kelly
Concordia University MB 1.210
10:40 a.m.-12:00 noon
Collective Think Tank
Concordia University MB 1.210
An open discussion with the audience that will explore theoretical and pragmatic concerns in
the creation of an Aboriginal Living Art Archive. This open panel will allow the ACC/CCA to
present the work they have been doing to develop an organizational model for the Living
Archive, which will provide a framework for audience participation and input into future
directions for the archive.
Presenters: Jason Lewis, Sherry Farrell Racette
Moderator: France Trépanier
1:00-1:30 p.m.
Performance by Maria Hupfield at the McCord Museum
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Remarks by Curatorial Mentorship Teams at the McCord Museum
2:00-5:00 p.m.
Montréal Exhibitions Tour:
Artexte
Librairie Formats
VOX – Centre de l’image contemporaine
5:00-8:00 p.m.
Talk with Lisa Reihana and Emilie Monnet as part of The HTMlles 11: Zero
Future at articule artist-run centre
Opening of the exhibition Mareikura by Lisa at articule artist-run centre
8:00-10:00 p.m.
Silent Auction at Cabaret Playhouse: unique drawings created by
Iakwé:iahre participants throughout the colloquium will be auctioned off
as a fundraiser to support travel for emerging curators and artists to
attend future ACC/CCA colloquia
10:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. Colloquium Farewell at Cabaret Playhouse: DJ Madeskimo will treat
guests to a special hour-long performance. Music and socializing will
continue after the performance.
END OF DAY 2
Section 4
Curatorial Mentorship
The Aboriginal Curatorial Collective/Collectif des Conservateurs autochtones (ACC/CCA) has
developed a program of team mentorships to produce two separate exhibitions that coincide
with the Iakwé:iahre Colloquium. The two curatorial mentorship teams, comprised of three
people each, have been asked to curate works exploring the relationship between the archive
and Aboriginal artistic and/or curatorial practices. The teams are comprised of French- and
English-speaking senior, mid-career and emerging Aboriginal curators, and each team has
worked together to develop an original exhibition for the colloquium. Andre Dudemaine,
France Trépanier and Caroline Monnet have collaborated to curate an exhibition of films,
presented in the J. Armand Bombardier Theatre of the McCord Museum. Guy Sioui Durand,
Michelle Smith and Mike Patten have partnered to present an exhibition of archival items, new
media and other works, housed within the McCord Museum’s permanent exhibition Wearing
Our Identity. The First Peoples Collection, with ancillary exhibition programming at Artexte. The
McCord Museum has generously provided space and production assistance for the exhibitions,
Artexte has provided space for the latter team’s ancillary programming, and funding for the
mentorship and exhibition production has been provided through a grant from the Canada
Council for the Arts.
Section 5
Exhibition Listings
Artist Tour Guide: A Performance by Maria Hupfield
In Wearing our Identity. The First Peoples Collection permanent exhibition
McCord Museum
Oct 18, 1:00 p.m.
Exhibiting the Archives | Performing the Archives
Curated by Dayna Danger
Artists: Sonny Assu, Amy Malbeuf, Emilie Monnet
FOFA Gallery, Concordia University
October 17, 2014, 7:00 p.m.
Mareikura
Artist: Lisa Reihana
articule
October 18-November 16, 2014
Making a Mark
Curated by Nadia Lisi and Tricia Livingston
Artists: Wahsontiio Cross, Amelie Lapointe-Lavoie, Odessa Dobbie, Vanessa Fleising, Hearyung
Kim, Jacky Hebert, Cedar-Eve Peters, Scott Berwick, Joshua Miller, Barbar Iperciel, Nico
Williams, Fannie Gadoua
VAV Gallery
Reception October 17, 8:00 p.m.
Modest Livelihood
Artists: Brian Jungen and Duane Linklater
VOX – Centre de l’image contemporaine
September 11-November 1, 2014
Shared Lands
Curated by France Trépanier
Artists: Jordan Bennett, Hanna Claus, Nadia Myre, Sonia Robertson
Action Art Actuel
September 11-October 18, 2014
Section 6
Important addresses
Concordia University
Metro station: Guy-Concordia
Engineering and Visual Arts (EV) Building
1515 Sainte-Catherine Street West (at the corner of Guy and Sainte-Catherine)
John Molson School of Business (MB) building
1450 Guy Street
FOFA Gallery
1515 Sainte-Catherine Street West
Tel: 514.848.2424, x 7962
VAV Gallery
1395 René Levesque Boulevard West
Tel: 514.848.2424, x 7956
Action Art Actuel
191 Richelieu Street
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Tel: 450.357.2178
Artexte
Art actuel 2-22
2 Sainte-Catherine Street East, suite 301
Tel: 514.874.0049
Metro: St. Laurent
articule
262 Fairmount Avenue West
Tel: 514.842.9686
Metro: Place des Arts and 80 bus north to Fairmount Avenue
Cabaret Playhouse
5656 Avenue du Parc
Tel : 514.276.0594
Metro: Place des Arts and 80 bus north to Saint Viateur Street
Librairie Formats
Art actuel 2-22
2 Sainte-Catherine Street East, suite 302
Tel: 514.842.5579
Metro: St. Laurent
McCord Museum
690 Sherbrooke Street West
Tel: 514.398.7100
Metro station: McGill
VOX – Centre de l’image contemporaine
Art actuel 2-22
2 Sainte-Catherine Street East, suite 401
Tel: 514.390.0382
Metro: St. Laurent
Section 7
Biographies – big alphabetical list
Section 8
Colloquium Organizing Caucus
Lori Beavis
Hannah Claus
Erika Ashley Couto
Dayna Danger
Guy Sioui Durand
Heather Igloliorte
Rhonda Meier
Jessie Short
France Trépanier
Clayton Windatt