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Archiving the living: A workshop on native plants
April 21
2:00-3:30 PM
How have native plants been used and protected across Blackfoot history and territory? How is this knowledge being preserved? In what ways has settler colonialism impacted food systems for Indigenous peoples? How are foraging practices, and the preservation and transmission of traditional knowledge around native plants more generally, an act of resistance/resilience and (self-)preservation?
In this workshop led by Niitsiitapi artist Star Crop Eared Wolf, Star will draw on her current research on native plants in Blackfoot territory, sharing insights into her own plant collection, and the ways in which her connection to the land has influenced her practice. The workshop will reflect on the role of oral history in preserving historical knowledge around these plants, and the ways in which this knowledge is practiced, transmitted, and sustained.
The workshop will be preceded by a tour of Star’s exhibition Niitoyis, the culmination of a year-long research that she conducted as the 2022-2023 Ksahkomiitapiiks resident artist. Ksahkomiitapiiks is an annual residency featuring dynamic public programs and responsive artworks that interrogate and nurture our relationships with the land.
About the artist
Star Crop Eared Wolf (she/her)
Star Crop Eared Wolf is a Niitsiitapi multidisciplinary artist and member of the Kainai Nation. She graduated from The University of Lethbridge with a BFA in Native Art and Museum Studies. Working across painting, sculpture, photography, video, and beading, her practice explores themes centred around land, culture, and ongoing sociopolitical issues impacting Indigenous peoples.
