Celebrating Indigenous health principles through art – UM Today
Artist Kristin Flattery shares her vision and talent with FKRM
April 14, 2022 —
You may have noticed a large, beautiful, bright mural that has been installed across from the customer service desk in the Active Living Centre (ALC). The piece is the creative vision of Kristin Flattery— Ozhaawashkwaa Mashkode-Bizhiki (Blue Buffalo Womyn) [BFA(Hons)/17,BEd/20]—Anishinaabe-Oyate artist and University of Manitoba alum and supported by Douglas Brown, dean, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management.
The mural is a visual re-telling of an Indigenous creation story passed down in Ininew (Cree), Anishinaabe and Oyate (Dakota) cultures through oral traditions. Flattery’s interpretation utilizes vibrant colours and references traditional sports such as lacrosse, re-imagining conflict as regenerative, and placing relationships at the core of creation.
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