Etuaptmumk /Two-Eyed Seeing (TES) Exhibition, Gatherings & Workshops: A multi-faceted creative collaboration fostering an intergenerational dialogue between Indigenous knowledge holders and youth on the issue of the climate crisis.
YHACS will present a multi-media Installation that highlights the intergenerational transfer of knowledge, the stories created by youth and the recorded interviews with knowledge holders at the Yellowhouse venue between August 22 September 30 2025. This multi-media art installation will feature video art / films , photo journals, interactive displays, and elements of Mother Earth. This exhibition will also be supported by community gatherings such as the storytelling evenings (please see events) and workshops facilitated by the curators Lara Aysal and Rosemary Georgeson.
Exhibition opening Saturday August 23, @3 - 8pm
Open Thursdays - Sundays 11am - 4pm
(Some Wednesdays as well!)
Closing ceremonies on National Truth and Reconciliation Day, Tuesday, September 30 2025 @2 - 4pm
This exhibition and its components are being hosted on the unceded, asserted & shared traditional territories of Penelakut, Lamalcha, Hwlitsum and other Hul’qumi’num and SENĆOŦEN speaking peoples, Coast Salish Peoples of Galiano, as well as the ceded territories of Tsawwassen First Nation, on what is now known as Galiano Island.
Supported by CRD Arts & Culture, BC Arts Council and the Province of British Columbia.
More about TES
"Etuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing" is a concept created by a leading environmental voice, Mi’kmaq Elder Advisor Albert Marshall. He describes Etuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing as “learning to see from one eye with the strengths of Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing, and from the other eye with the strengths of Western knowledge and ways of knowing and learning to use both these eyes together, for the benefit of all”. TES began at the Firehall Arts Centre in 2023 Heart of The City Festival. Over four evenings, thirteen Indigenous knowledge holders (Elders, activists, and academics) were invited to share stories of water, air, fire, and earth and bear witness to the impact of the human destruction of Mother Earth. On the fifth day, the public was invited to reflect on those stories and participate in embodied, creative activities guided by Georgeson and Aysal. Dr. Patrick, as one of the knowledge holders, spoke about connections between the climate crisis in her own territories and its relation to traditional stories. Georgeson, Dr. Patrick and Aysal then gathered the knowledge holders to ask how to move forward respectfully. They articulated that when engaging in creative processes that address the climate crisis, it is crucial to learn from the land and build relationships with youth who can pass on their traditional knowledge and stories. This vital knowledge-transfer empowers youth to carry the stories into the future that hold the wisdom to surmount environmental destruction. We believe that stories are our compass to understanding the climate crisis. But what happens when the stories are lost? Where do we turn to understand what we value? How do we find the words in a language we do not speak? Elder Albert Marshall says, “The fundamental basis of any relationship is an exchange of stories. This work you are doing is crucial to the future of our culture.” Colonialism has disconnected peoples from the land, their culture and community. Chief Bill Williams from Squamish Nation shared a story with us about the loss of their people’s 'whale culture'. When the Hudson's Bay Company decimated all the whales in Howe Sound, the Squamish Nation lost not only their way of life but their language. Stories are Knowledge. TES is built on de-colonial foundations that require process, listening, relationship building, and fostering an Indigenous-led approach centering Indigenous ways of knowing and reconnecting with ancestral knowledge. By working with Indigenous scientists, academics, knowledge holders and youth, we are celebrating diversity within Indigenous perspectives. We believe this is decolonization in action.
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