This past summer our Indigenous Arts department hosted Banff Centre's first-ever Urban Moose Hide Tanning residency, becoming "part of the international Indigenous resurgence of traditional hide tanning." The group learned two different forms from Elder hide tanning masters in a camp they built right on campus.
Culture. Accountability. Collaborations. Good governance. Watch as Banff Centre's program director of Indigenous Leadership, Brian Calliou, explains the wise practices' approach to Indigenous community development.
Elizabeth Burden is interested in asking the right questions when it comes to the U.S. criminal justice system.
According to the visual artist, much of the policy and artwork addressing criminal justice reform in the last few decades stems from the premise that the system is broken and must be f...
Carmen was born in Santiago, Chile to parents who were teachers and activists. At six, her family fled the country and made their way to Canada as political refugees. After spending her early adult years in South America working for the underground resistance movement, Carmen returned to Vancouve...
