Creative Works

Knowledge can be expressed in many different ways. By moving beyond academic writing to (co-)produce Creative Works (e.g., visual art, poetry), our team works to acknowledge knowledge’s multiplicity — the fact that there can be more than one way of knowing.

Engaging with Creative Works can help us to navigate conflict and complexity, convey multiple narratives and perspectives, communicate otherwise hidden meanings, and reach a wider audience of knowledge holders. Ultimately, our commitment to Creative Works is another way our team works toward the vision of equitable and ethical knowledge co-existence.

Note: The artwork depicted below is shared on our website with each artist’s permission. Please do not copy, save, print, or otherwise remove these images/artworks from our website.
Many thanks for your respect!

"Learning to See as Another Sees" by Nicole Jung

"Keynote with Dr. Andrea Reid" by Savanna Jaye

"Nisg̱a'a Ooligan Science Camp 35mm Film Photo Series, Gingolx BC (2022)" by Kate Mussett

From the "International Gathering of Indigenous Salmon Peoples" by Sam Bradd

"Indigenous Stewardship of Salmon Watersheds" by Michelle Buchholz

"Co-Producing Aquatic Knowledge" by Michelle Buchholz

"Indigenous Data Sovereignty" by Kelly Poirier

"Indigenous artists interrogate the space of empire, envisioning and performing ways out of it. Even if the performance only lasts twenty minutes, it is one more stone thrown in the water. It is a glimpse of a decolonized contemporary reality; it is a mirroring of what we can become."

- Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg scholar, artist, and writer), Dancing on Our Turtle’s Back

Learn More About the Artists Behind Our Creative Works.

Many of the works above were co-created alongside artists we partnered with on a project-specific basis (artists we call our Creative Collaborators). Others are produced by our team, including our Community Artist, who works at the Centre on a more long term basis. Learn more about our current artists and how you might become one using the links above.

Photo Credits & Gratitude: We hold our hands up in thanks to Marty Clemens and all of the artists who have contributed to this page.