April – September 2021

Mamanaw Pekiskwewina | Mother Tongues: amiskwacîwâskahikan

Edna Elias
Carol Powder & Cikwes
Lauren Crazybull
Maria-Margaretta
Taran Kootenhayoo
jaye simpson
Wanahae

Curated by Cheyenne Rain LeGrande ᑭᒥᐘᐣ

Mamanaw Pekiskwewina | Mother Tongues: amiskwacîwâskahikan is a celebration of the ancestral languages of Treaty 6, with seven [gifts of art] embedded in downtown amiskwacîwâskahikan, featuring seven Indigenous languages: Inuktun (Inuvialuktun and Inuktitut), nêhiyawêwin, Nitsiipowahsiin, Michif, Denesųłiné,
Nahkawiwin and Nakota.

Mamanaw Pekiskwewina | Mother Tongues was originally conceived by Missy LeBlanc for TRUCK Contemporary Art in Mohkínstsis/Kootsisáwa/
Wincheesh-pah/Calgary and presented in concert with Taskoch pipon kona kah nipa muskoseya, nepin pesim eti pimachihew. The amiskwacîwâskahikan/Beaver Hills House/Edmonton iteration, Mamanaw Pekiskwewina | Mother Tongues: amiskwacîwâskahikan, is curated by Cheyenne Rain LeGrande for Latitude 53 and supported by TRUCK Contemporary Art.