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Joey Big Snake | Artist of the Month | November 2022
Oki, my name is Joey Big Snake. I am a Blackfoot First Nation artist from Siksika Nation. I work within both Calgary and Siksika but live...
Making Treaty 7
Nov 1, 20221 min read
Staci Wolfe | Artist of the Month | October 2022
Oki, Tansi, Sek:oh: Hello and welcome to our budding fashion house. My name is Staci Wolfe, and along with my husband Jay, we created...
Making Treaty 7
Sep 30, 20222 min read
Neil Fleming, O’kosi Producer, Explores What Makes MT7 Special
"People in the theatre community call it our secret element - Making Treaty 7 is inherently a reconciliation project." - Neil Fleming,...
Making Treaty 7
Sep 30, 20223 min read
Michelle Thrush’s O’kosi is a Love Letter Between Parents and Children
“This is a philosophy I carry – that, as artists, we are channels bringing medicine through our voices and bodies to the audience. There...
Making Treaty 7
Sep 19, 20223 min read
Evelyn Mikayla Martin | Artist of the Month | September 2022
Artist's Statement My current practice as a visual artist works to both center and reclaim my own personal narrative regarding the...
Making Treaty 7
Sep 1, 20221 min read
Kiitoki | Artist of the Month | August 2022
Artist Statement: Oki, My name is Kiitokii, my government name is Trevor Prairie Chicken. I come from the Blackfoot Confederacy in...
Making Treaty 7
Jul 31, 20221 min read
Serene Weasel Traveller | Artist of the Month | July 2022
Serene Weasel Traveller is from the Piikani Nation of the Blackfoot Confederacy and resides in Lethbridge. She is a graduate of the...
Making Treaty 7
Jun 30, 20221 min read
Community Opportunity | Week of May 30, 2022
We collect calls for submission, education/training opportunities, fundraisers, job offers and more and put them in one easy place!...
Making Treaty 7
Jun 1, 20221 min read
Sam Bighetty | Artist of the Month | June 2022
Sam Bighetty is Woodland Cree from Pukatawagan First Nation, MB, although he now calls Calgary home. He started drawing when he was 14...
Making Treaty 7
May 31, 20221 min read
Gordon Wesley | Artist of the Month | May 2022
Gordon Wesley- is passionate about bringing the life of the wild into a still picture, where he can always have as a memory from his wild...
Making Treaty 7
Apr 30, 20221 min read
Community Opportunity | Week of April 25, 2022
We collect calls for submission, education/training opportunities, fundraisers, job offers and more and put them in one easy place! Apply...
Making Treaty 7
Apr 27, 20223 min read
Call #57 | Reinforcing the Workforce with Knowledge
The idea of putting education into the hands of the viewers is extraordinarily important to Making Treaty 7, and it turns out, it became...
Making Treaty 7
Apr 13, 20225 min read
Alanna Bluebird explores the life of Tsuut’ina hero Chief Bull Head through transformative art
“Art has always been a part of me – every part of us is art. Our minds create our realities every day. It inspires me to know everything...
Making Treaty 7
Apr 4, 20223 min read
Samson Reserve musician Brooklynn McWilliam-Fraser confronts colonialism of Calgary Stampede
“No! I’m not your Indian woman for display – I’m not for profit. I’m not an Indian Princess to use for show.” – Brooklynn...
Making Treaty 7
Apr 3, 20223 min read
Maya Green’s ode to Prince’s Island Park is a beautiful performance of movement and monologue
“...being on stage, fully present with an audience viewing what you’re creating and taking it all in – the authenticity of it is so...
Making Treaty 7
Apr 2, 20224 min read
Fire-broken rocks, bones, and quartzite flakes – Métis musician Deedra Salange Ladouceur
“When I think of animals, no matter what we have done to them, there is still trust Birds – when they look down at us, they see...
Making Treaty 7
Apr 1, 20224 min read
Alanna Bluebird | Artist of the Month | April 2022
Alanna Bluebird is Tsuutina Dinatii & Siksika Niitsiitapi Alanna is the youngest of 3 siblings, she resides in the Tsuutina Nation. At...
Making Treaty 7
Mar 31, 20221 min read
Yan Zhu is a Mohkínstsis-Based Artist Exploring the Resiliency of Chinese Settlers on Turtle Island
“I feel less empty – like I have a purpose when I step foot here. Whatever I pursue in the future, it will be with the intention to heal...
Making Treaty 7
Mar 31, 20223 min read
Ben Pipestem Is Teaching Our Way of Life Through Language, Connection, and Understanding
“I empty my cup before I approach somebody to learn.” – Ben Pipestem Benedict Pipestem, (Bush Cree), (Gumistiyi) of Tsuut’ina Nation, is...
Making Treaty 7
Mar 30, 20223 min read
Linda Kee Finds Her Identity Within the Rivers of Treaty 7 Territory
"We’re always fighting with the now – acceptance of the now. I hope the piece will bring peace and acceptance and people will say, ‘I’m...
Making Treaty 7
Mar 25, 20223 min read
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