Exhibitions

Coming soon!

Step into a vibrant, immersive experience that celebrates Michi Saagiig.

Biindigen! We are humbled to offer our first welcome to the new NCAM with Michi Saagiig words.

Gidinawendimin is a groundbreaking, Indigenous-led exhibition that honours the beauty, depth, and resilience of Michi Saagiig culture.

Through local Indigenous voices, contemporary digital art, and interactive media, visitors will explore how Michi Saagiig shapes identity, worldview, and connection to the land and ancestors.

Developed under the guidance and leadership of e wiindmaagzijig, a circle of Indigenous Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and language teachers, this exhibition centres Michi Saagiig voices and ways of knowing.

Travelling exhibition

Gidinawendimin – Waaginogaan
Dates: Coming soon

A smaller travelling version will circulate through community spaces across Williams Treaty First Nation territory. Waaginogaan will bring the essence and spirit of Gidinawendimin into the community to reach as many people as possible.

Schedule and locations coming soon.

The exhibition team

e wiindmaagzijig

Melody Crowe, Alderville First Nation Elder & Knowledge Keeper, Aandeg Productions,
KPRDSB First Nation Education Liaison
Chris Beaver, Alderville First Nation, Digital Video Producer, TVO Indigenous
Tom Cowie, Hiawatha First Nation, First Nation Elder, Knowledge Keeper, Eagle Staff
Carrier, Lands/Resources Consultation
Anne Taylor, Curve Lake First Nation, PVNCCDSB Indigenous Education Advisor
Elizabeth Stone, Academic Chair, Indigenous Studies, Fleming College
Elizabeth Osawamick, Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Indigenous Studies, Trent
University, President, Anishinaabemowin Teg
Kim Lamothe, Cultural Resource Coordinator, Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre

Artists

James Monkman
Brian T. Moore
Edmund Li
Sue Allen-Forget
Irene Chalmers
Alexandre Tougas

NCAM

Katie Kennedy, Curator
Abigail Miller, Archivist
Taylor Little, Community Engagement Officer

Special thank you

Special thank you to Rob Daly, Entro Project Director, the Holman team: Conor Yakutchik, Iva Dulanovic, Raudel Hernandez and Colin Burrows, and Rob Sandolowich, National Show Systems.

Thank you to Elder Rita Rose, Dean Smith, Ryan Gray-Brady, Florence Osawamick, Kaylee Mae Muskrat, Kelli Marshall, Mkons Stone-Debassige, and the children of Alderville First Nation Daycare and Tina Cole for sharing their song.