![]() ![]() On the open book on the bison’s right shoulder: “EDUCATION is what got us here, and EDUCATION is what will get us out.” – Senator Murray Sinclair On the open book on the bison’s left shoulder: “My people will sleep for one hundred years, but when they awake, it will be the artists who give them their spirit back.” – Louis Riel On the bison’s forehead: “The only way tradition can be carried on is to keep inventing new things.” – Robert Davidson (a Haida artist) Quotes engraved on the open pages include: The covers of the books which make up the bison are made from weathered steel and the three open pages are stainless steel. “Bison, at one time, was the animal that provided everything: food, shelter and tools. The bison is a significant animal to Indigenous cultures, explains Vint. When we think about murdered and missing Indigenous women, or Indigenous people living in poverty, there’s a reason for that,” Vint says. “The piece is situated very close to where my Great Great Grandfather, Elzear Goulet’s body was pulled out of the river after he had been stoned to death for his role in the Red River Resistance.” ![]() “Unless you understand what happened, unless you understand the history, it’s difficult to understand what is going on in our society right now. Vint believes art plays a key role in the process of truth and reconciliation in our communities. All three are being completed with the guidance of project curator Dr. Works by KC Adams and Jaimie Isaac will be installed in 2021. It is the first in a series of three artworks commissioned by The Winnipeg Foundation for The Forks. It is constructed out of 200 steel replicas of books and other articles by Indigenous authors and allies. “Education is the New Bison” – or “Chi-kishkayhitamihk si te li neu Biizon” – by artist Val Vint is a 12-foot piece in the shape of a bison. ![]() “Education is the New Bison” by Val Vint is the first of three art installations supported by The Foundationįor immediate release: An impressive new public art piece recognizing the integral role truth and reconciliation plays in our cultural conversation has been installed at The Forks. ![]()
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