Artists in Deshkan Ziibiing showcase their talents in video series – Anishinabek News

April 19, 2021

DESHKAN ZIIBIING— Some of the many talented artists and craft workers in Deshkan Ziibiing [Chippewas of the Thames First Nation (COTTFN)] are having their abilities showcased in a series of videos to be shared on Facebook.

The videos, created for the Anishinaabe’aadziiwin (Language, Culture, Heritage) Department, give voice to the artists’ and Elders’ life stories and hope for the roles that creative expression will play in the future for their people.

Much of Anishinaabe culture has been damaged so much by the experience of residential schooling that “many of our people didn’t know who they were, didn’t know their history,” and lost touch with traditional arts and crafts, says Nancy Deleary, Cultural Coordinator at COTT,  in the first of the videos, produced by Huff Media Solutions of Moraviantown First Nation.

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