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Olivia Whetung
Olivia Whetung is a contemporary artist, printmaker, writer, and member of the Curve Lake First Nation and citizen of the Nishnaabeg Nation. Education Whetung completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in Anishinaabemowin at Algoma University. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of British Columbia. Work and exhibitions Whetung is known for her use of printmaking, digital media, beadwork, and topographic forms to discuss issues of Indigenous land and food sovereignty, knowledge transfer, language, and environmental stewardship. Whetung has collaborated with Jeneen Frei Njootli on several projects and presentations, and wrote ''Fugitive Dust'' to accompany Frei Njootli's solo exhibition, ''I Can’t Make You Those Mitts Because There Is a Hole in My Heart and My Hands Hurt'' (2018) at Artspace in Peterborough, Ontario. In 2017, Whetung had a solo exhibition at Artspace called ''tibewh''. Whetung's work is part of the travelling exhibition, ''Soundings: An E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curve Lake First Nation
Curve Lake First Nation ( oj, Oshkiigmong) is a Mississauga Ojibway First Nation located in Peterborough County of Ontario. Curve Lake First Nation occupies three reserves; Curve Lake First Nation 35, Curve Lake 35A, and Islands in the Trent Waters Indian Reserve 36A. The last of these reserves is shared with the Hiawatha First Nation and the Scugog First Nation. Curve Lake First Nation has a registered membership of 2,415 as of October 2019 with 793 registered band members living in Curve Lake and an additional 1,622 registered band members living off-reserve. History The Curve Lake Anishinaabe (Ojibway) community trace their origins to 1829 when a small band settled around Curve Lake and Mud Lake. The community officially became a reserve in 1837. Mud Lake Band #35, became Curve Lake First Nation in 1964, with the Mud Lake 35 Indian Reserve becoming the Curve Lake First Nation 35 Indian Reserve. Governance Curve Lake First Nation adopted a custom election code after a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
