Our thanks to the Art Gallery of Alberta for generously allowing our youth and staff to visit and experience two powerful exhibitions that explore Indigenous heritage, strength, and the modern warrior. Students were provided a tour by an amazing curator who provided details and context for the art in the nâpêhkâsowinowâk ᓇᐯᐦᑲᓱᐃᐧᓄᐊᐧᐠ exhibit.

“nâpêhkâsowinowâk explores the evolving meaning of being a warrior in today’s world through the eyes of young Indigenous men. Instead of focusing solely on traditional notions of bravery, the exhibition expands the idea of the “warrior” to include witnessing, recording, and bearing testimony to lived experiences.”