The ReMatriate Collective (created in 2015) is an Indigenous women's

collective A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together to achieve a common objective. Collectives can differ from cooperatives in that they are not necessarily focused upon an ...

, that uses social media to connect Indigenous peoples, particularly women, through art interventions. The collective is composed of women across Western and Northern Canada.

History

The campaign formed to represent Indigenous women in a positive light and let people see the diversity and complexity of Indigenous women, and the strength and beauty of living cultures.

Ideology

ReMatriate aims to empower Indigenous women and provide women role-models for young Indigenous girls, using social media.

Projects

Artworks and Exhibitions

ReMatriate participated in the exhibition ''Beginning with the Seventies: Collective Acts,'' September 4, 2018 - December 2, 2018 at the

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in Vancouver, British Columbia. Dana Claxton imposed images of the collective's members onto an archival image that references the

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(SORWUC) 1978 protest action against the Muckamuck Restaurant. In 2019, ReMatriate guest curated the exhibition ''qaʔ yəxʷ - water honours us:

Womxn The term ''womxn'' is an alternative spelling of the English word ''woman''. ''Womxn'' has been found in writing since the 1970s, along with the term womyn, to avoid perceived sexism in the standard spelling, which contains the word ''man''. The ...

and Waterways,'' April 10 – October 2, 2019, at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art. The exhibition focuses on the connection between "

womxn The term ''womxn'' is an alternative spelling of the English word ''woman''. ''Womxn'' has been found in writing since the 1970s, along with the term womyn, to avoid perceived sexism in the standard spelling, which contains the word ''man''. The ...

and water in the matriarchal societies of the Northwest Coast, with special attention to the roles of child-bearers, healers, and doulas."

Events

2015 - ''

Adäka Cultural Festival The Adäka Cultural Festival ('Adäka' or 'Festival') is an annual multi-disciplinary arts and culture festival in Whitehorse, Yukon that celebrates First Nations arts and culture, with a specific focus on Yukon First Nations. 'Adäka', in the South ...

'' - Whitehorse, Yukon.{{Cite web, url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/ad%C3%A4ka-cultural-festival-rematriate-campaign-resists-stereotypes-1.3137521, title=Adäka Cultural Festival: ReMatriate campaign resists stereotypes, date=July 3, 2015, website=CBC, language=en, access-date=2018-12-20

References

First Nations organizations Women's organizations based in Canada