Doing Sovereignties

May 25 — 28, 2016
Field:

Residency

Description:

Doing Sovereignties was a gathering of artists, activists, scholars, and curators whose practices focus on everyday actions of Indigenous sovereignty, particularly through sound, speech, and song in public spaces. The program encompassed walks, listening sessions, interviews, discussions, meals, and performances.

Doing Sovereignties also encompassed an evening of performances in the Grand Luxe Hall by Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Raven Chacon, Laura Ortman, Jeremy Dutcher, and Bracken Hanuse Corlett. 


Presented with support from the First Nations and Indigenous Studies department at the University of British Columbia.

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artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.