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DESCRIPTION:Join the Indigenous Studies and Community Engagement Initiative
  (ISCEI) and the Indigenous Studies Program for a public talk presented by
  their 2023 Knowledge Holder\, Owisokon Lahache.\n\nWhere: 3480 McTavish\,
  Room 203\n\nWhen: Thursday\, March 16th\, 2023\, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm\n\nSp
 eaker bio:\n\nOwisokon Lahache is a Haudenosaunee Mohawk Artist & Matriarc
 h of the Turtle Clan\, living in Kahnawake. Her first passion is painting\
 , believing that art can speak volumes and that telling our own stories is
  important for our children and for other Peoples to gain a better underst
 anding of who we are\, about what makes our Spirits sing.\n\nOwisokon has 
 been fortunate to learn Haudenosaunee stories\, which are gems that have b
 een passed on through the generations. She loves the spiritual symbolism a
 nd personal significance that highlight the complexity of our deeply cultu
 ral stories and other aspects of Iroquois life. She believes it is importa
 nt to visually record these for the future generations to learn from\, to 
 examine and celebrate.\n\nSince 1987\, Owisokon's works have sold to clien
 ts from Brazil\, China\, Germany\, Mexico\, France\, Belgium\, Peru\, Ital
 y and across Canada & the USA. Her work has won awards by jury including '
 Best in Show' and 'People's Choice Award' on both the national and interna
 tional art scenes and recently exhibited at la Biennale di Venezia in Vero
 na Italy\; Imago Mundi\, and BACA Biennial in Montreal. Recent Commissions
  include two 1% contract art awards and painting art performances for Delo
 itte\, Indigenous Tourism and Business Celebration Gala\, and Kruger Energ
 y.\n\nShe is currently working in her Turtle Bay Art Studio where she meet
 s with clientele who wish to learn about the Haudenosaunee culture. Her ai
 m is to create more public art and interactive art pieces in conjunction w
 ith a digital storytelling component to share her Haudenosaunee culture.\n
 \nMore on ISCEI and the Knowledge Holder Series:\n\nThe ISCEI promotes the
  growth of the Indigenous Studies Program in the Faculty of Arts\, and aim
 s to serve as a nexus for Indigenous scholarship and community-building an
 d to facilitate communication and collaboration both across units at McGil
 l\, as well as in partnership with Indigenous communities.\n\nISCEI provid
 es support for the Knowledge Holder Series\, developed within the Indigeno
 us Studies Program. This annual series invites an Indigenous Knowledge Hol
 der to spend a week at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ to share their work through academic events\
 , community presentations\, and interactive workshops.\n\nBoth ISCEI and t
 he Indigenous Studies Program extend their thanks to the Willie and Libby 
 Zimmering endowment\, whose generous gift helps to support the Knowledge H
 older Series.\n
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SUMMARY:Public Talk with Indigenous Knowledge Holder: Owisokon Lahache
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