Indigenous Protocols for Artists
Over the course of the workshop, Larissa will provide guidance for respecting Indigenous Knowledge, facilitate discussions about Protocols, practices to avoid, as well as best practices for collaboration with Indigenous Artists and Knowledge Keepers.
Date: Thursday, December 7, 2023
Time: 6-8 PM EST (please check your local timezone)
Speaker: Heather Shillinglaw
Where: Virtually via Zoom
WORKSHOP DETAILS
The workshop will cover:
Guidance for respecting Indigenous Knowledge
Differences between Indigenous and Canadian Intellectual Property Systems
Learning about Indigenous Protocols - what are they? How do I use them when engaging with Indigenous people?
Practices to avoid - cultural appropriation, stereotypes, tokenism
Best practices and considerations for collaboration with an Indigenous Artist or Knowledge Keeper
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP SPEAKER
Heather Shillinglaw has shared her land-based teachings in art workshops to thousands of students of all ages throughout her career. She became an activist, sharing her voice through art she hopes to inspire others to realize the importance of the natural world and to preserve what is left. Exhibiting her work nationally and internationally, she is humble in acknowledging the awards and grants that help her projects, inclusive of art residencies such as The Leighton Studio at the Banff Center for the Arts recently Meeting for Teas. Previous exchanges abroad in Paraguay and Argentina working with anthropologists, medicine women of the Tobian- Guarani tribe and Mapuche healers in South America, as well as many other shows and cultural connections abroad.
ELIGIBILITY
Please review participant eligibility for this workshop on the Event page.
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REGISTRATION
After registering, you will receive an email with a Zoom link and additional workshop information.
CAPACITY
Space for this workshop is limited to 80 attendees.
ATTENDEE EXPECTATIONS
We ask you to come with your curiosity and questions! Discussion and engagement are encouraged. Please be punctual and act in a respectful manner.
ACCESSIBILITY
This workshop series will be held in English through Zoom with Closed Captioning enabled through auto-transcription technology. There will be discussions throughout the workshop, and so the use of audio will be used for participation. Other accommodations can be made if we are informed ahead of time. The use of video is strongly encouraged for all attendees to contribute to the learning experience. Workshops in other languages will be available in future.
CODE OF CONDUCT
By registering for this workshop, you agree to respect the following terms:
Difficult conversations may arise; you agree to maintain a safe and respectful space for everyone to participate in discussions. CARFAC reserves the right to remove participants from workshop sessions if they use discriminatory language, personal attacks, or violent threats.
No recording or broadcasting of audio or video of the workshop by registered participants is permitted
No sharing of personal Zoom registration links/codes with people not registered for the workshop. Additionally, you agree not to transfer the Zoom link/code to a substitute attendee unless permitted to do so by CARFAC.
Please contact Larissa if you are unsure which workshop is best suited for you, or with any other questions about the workshop series: larissa@carfac.ca.