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The signature image for the 10th Anniversary New Sun Conference is based on a design for a painted drum that Mike Dangeli, one of this year\u2019s presenters, was commissioned to make for Buffy Saint-Marie in honour of her nomination for the 2009 Juno Awards.<\/p>\n
Mike says, \u201cThe drum was called Shining Through<\/em>. It embodies the Nisga\u2019a concept of n\u0142oomsk ts’\u00fc\u00fc siigyemk<\/em>, which refers to the sacred strength of the sunbeam. It is one of our most important Nisga\u2019a beliefs that we need to walk in the light that the creator provides. It nurtures our soul and strengthens our ability to manage our lives and treat our fellow human beings and the world around us in a positive way. Walking the path outside the light, a path of darkness and negativity, is sometimes easier, but in the end it does more damage to us. Some of the most powerful songs we sing are those that remind us that we need to go back to that sacred space, to \u2018walk in the light,\u2019 and maintain a positive and healing relationship to ourselves, our world, our universe.\u201d<\/p>\n In light of these teachings, Shining Through <\/i>seems an especially fitting image to\u00a0mark this special anniversary in that it embodies many of the goals of the New\u00a0Sun Conference itself: to provide a sacred space for celebration and reflection,\u00a0to nurture souls (and hearts), to inspire positive actions, and foster healing\u00a0relationships through the communal sharing of stories and songs. Judging\u00a0from the copious feedback received over the past decade it would appear that\u00a0these goals have been met many times over in ways both playful and profound.\u00a0Thematically, Shining Through<\/em> is a fertile verbal and visual metaphor that\u00a0stirs the imagination. We can envision numerous streams of light, shafts of\u00a0creative cultural brilliance, piercing the dark clouds of apathy and ignorance to\u00a0affirm a vital and persistent indigenous presence. And in the process, bringing\u00a0enlightenment, enrichment, and renewal. In this renewal, in the dawning of\u00a0each new day\u2014especially on this <\/i>new day\u2014what is clearly shining through are\u00a0the radiant beams of a New Sun.<\/p>\n Today, the life-giving energy of this light is made manifest in the layered\u00a0symbology of Nadia Myre\u2019s film and beaded photo explorations; in the arctic\u00a0imaginings of Mosha Folger\u2019s verse and tricky hip hop songscapes; in the\u00a0majestic sweep and curve of Douglas Cardinal\u2019s distinctive built environments;\u00a0in the triumph of the healing spirit in Armand Garnet Ruffo\u2019s filmic odyssey,\u00a0A Windigo Tale<\/i>; <\/i>and in the cultural exuberance that animates the life and\u00a0artistry of Mike Dangeli and Mique\u2019l Askren and the Git Hayetsk Dancers.\u00a0It promises to be a memorable day. Enjoy.<\/p>\n All my relations, <\/p>\n A presentation of the New Sun Chair in Aboriginal Art and Culture Welcome The signature image for the 10th Anniversary New Sun Conference is based on a design for a painted drum that Mike Dangeli, one of this year\u2019s presenters, was commissioned to make for Buffy Saint-Marie in honour of her nomination for the 2009 Juno Awards. Mike says, \u201cThe drum was called Shining Through. It embodies […]<\/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
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\nwith the support of the Dean of Arts and Social Sciences and the New Sun Fund
\nadministered by the Community Foundation of Ottawa, plus the generosity of private donors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"