Teach-In with Akni:ho'gwa:s Collective

Teach-In with Akni:ho'gwa:s Collective: Building Canada and Unleashing 'Our' Economy, Historical Roots of Contemporary Assaults on Indigenous Sovereignty

Join Hart House and the Art Museum’s artists-in-residence, the Akni’ho:gwas Artist Collective, for a teach-in event that continues their exploration of mapping, counter-mapping, and anti-colonial action in Taǫ́do through a Haudenosaunee lens.

From 10am to 3pm in Hart House’s East Common Room, the Akni’ho:gwas Artist Collective will lead a gathering of contemporary thinkers, activists, and artists. Attendees will learn about the continued displacement of the Haudenosaunee and other Indigenous Peoples by recent provincial and federal legislation such as Bills 5, C-5, and C-2.

Following a provided lunch, there will be a facilitated art-making session to create banners, posters and placards for the Indigenous Day of Action on Saturday, September 20. The session will conclude with a visit to at the University of Toronto Art Centre.

Registration is required for the teach-in and lunch. No registration is necessary for the Protest Art Workshop and the visit to Earthwork.

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About the Artist

The Akni:ho’gwa:s Artist Collective comprises shared works between Haudenosaunee citizens Courtney Skye and Jeff Doctor. Their shared practice encompasses policymaking, research, and activism, actively focusing on data sovereignty, land tenure, governance, and relationship building across Haudenosaunee Territory.

Their past collaborative work has included multiple curated exhibitions, multiple forms of interventions on mapping, and developing programming that emphasizes critical historical research. They explore digital, archival, artistic, academic and political spaces to advance the rights and sovereignty of the Haudenosaunee.

Jeff and Courtney emphasize community accountability in all their activities and draw from within their community to centre Haudenosaunee artists, traditional knowledge keepers, leaders, language speakers and academics. Their practice actively seeks to enact Haudenosaunee ethics held within our shared histories, ceremonies, laws, and governance.

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Image courtesy of the artist.

Info: East Common Room, Hart House

Info: A free lunch will be provided to attendees.

Info: Join us in creating banners, posters and placards for an Indigenous Day of Action on Saturday, September 20 against Bills 5, C-5 and C-2.

Info: University of Toronto Art Centre, University College

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