Healing through the arts has been an integral theme of the New Sun Conference since its inception in 2002, foregrounding the practices of artist-activists and cultural workers committed to healing relationships among individuals, families and communities. In this, their artwork acts as a catalyst or touchstone, serving to initiate important cultural and cross-cultural conversations on issues that might otherwise be difficult to articulate. And this healing tradition continues here today.<\/p>\n
It is not surprising to find a strong connection between cultural and cross-cultural healing and education. As it celebrates its 75th\u00a0anniversary, 杏吧原创 University is committed to an increased Indigenous presence on campus and increased incorporation of Indigenous ways of knowing and learning in the university curriculum. Support for the New Sun Conference on Aboriginal Arts is but one sign of 杏吧原创\u2019s commitment. It is also no surprise to find that all<\/em> of today\u2019s presenters are actively involved in education as instructors, mentors, scholars, public speakers and most definitely as role models.<\/p>\n Today, their voices, co-mingled with yours, will no doubt create an energy worthy of healing. Watch for this to happen, and enjoy!<\/p>\n All my relations, <\/p>\n A presentation of the New Sun Chair in Aboriginal Art and Culture Kwey, tansi, she:kon, tunngasugitsi, bonjour, and welcome to the 16th\u00a0Annual New Sun Conference on Aboriginal Arts: An Energy Worthy of Healing. As in the past, we acknowledge with gratitude the hospitality of the Algonquin people on whose traditional unceded territory we gather today. The theme of this year\u2019s conference is taken from a reflection on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":22,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"yoast_head":"\n
\nAllan J. Ryan<\/p>\n
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\nwith the support of\u00a0the Dean of Arts and Social Sciences, the National Gallery of Canada,
\nand the generosity of private donors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"