Vancouver Indigenous Murals

Angela Misri
Aug 22, 2017 · 1 min read

The City of Vancouver has unveiled the first of its new Indigenous murals downtown. Below is a photo of Kelly Cannell’s Sea to Sky Lightbox:

Sea to Sky on the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza features imagery of wildlife and natural landscapes, acknowledging Vancouver’s Coast Salish past.

A total of six murals by First Nations artists were commissioned to promote reconciliation and relations between Vancouverites and Indigenous people.

Kelly Cannell is a Coast Salish artist from the Musqueam Nation in Vancouver, BC.

Read more about the project here: http://www.straight.com/arts/940471/new-indigenous-murals-emblazon-queen-e-plaza-vancouver-central-library-and-more

150 Days of Turtle Island

Like many Canadians, I’m of two minds when it comes to celebrating the Canada 150 because I want to be an ally to my First Nations brothers and sisters. This is my solution: 150 days of giving up my space to First Nations facts, artists, heroes and historical figures.

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Angela Misri

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Journalist, author of the Portia Adams Adventure series, Podcaster at Ada’s Sisters who teaches at Ryerson and the University of Toronto.

150 Days of Turtle Island

Like many Canadians, I’m of two minds when it comes to celebrating the Canada 150 because I want to be an ally to my First Nations brothers and sisters. This is my solution: 150 days of giving up my space to First Nations facts, artists, heroes and historical figures.

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