ᐄᓃᐤ (ÎNÎW) River Lot 11∞ (Edmonton's Indigenous Art Park)

"Telling the stories of this place"
ᐄᓃᐤ (ÎNÎW) River Lot 11∞
Edmonton's Indigenous Art Park

The Indigenous Art Park features six artworks by Canadian Indigenous artists. The artists have created artworks that "tell the story of this place." They are: iskotew - Amy Malbeuf (Rich Lake, Alberta), pehonan - Tiffany Shaw-Collinge (Edmonton, Alberta), mikikwan - Duane Linklater (Moose Cree First Nation, Ontario), mamohkamatowin (Helping Each Other) - Jerry Whitehead (James Smith First Nation, Saskatchewan), Reign - Mary Anne Barkhouse (Nimpkish Band, Kwakiutl First Nation), and Preparing to Cross the Sacred River - Marianne Nicolson (Dzawada'enuxw Nation).

ᐄᓃᐤ (ÎNÎW) pronounced (EE-NU) is a Cree word meaning "I am of the Earth." The art park is situated on ancestral lands of the Indigenous peoples whose descendants entered into Treaty with the British Crown resulting in the territory opening for settlement. River Lot 11 acknowledges the historic river lot originally home to Métis landowner Joseph McDonald. The park is located within Queen Elizabeth Park in Edmonton's North Saskatchewan River Valley.

The Indigenous Art Park is curated by Candice Hopkins (Carcross Tagish First Nation, Gaanax.âdi clan) - noted scholar and artist who has held curatorial positions at IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA), National Gallery of Canada, Walter Philips Gallery, and the Western Front.

Video - Conor McNally
Sound - Dmitri Bandet
Music - Matthew Cardinal
Dolly Grip - Riley McNally

Special thanks: FAVA and Ryan Dupas