Several schools recently celebrated the installation of new Indigenous artworks on campus. Bothwell Elementary in Surrey held a ceremony to celebrate the installation of a new welcome figure made by Sts’ailes master carver Gary Leon. “Students are welcome to go up and give it a hug or put your hand on it. I’m hoping you guys will enjoy it – treat it well and it’ll treat you well, if you look after it, it will look after you,” said Leon. Cambrian College alumnus Cody Bradshaw, who is Mi’kmaq, designed and built a metal medicine wheel that is now displayed at Cambrian’s main entrance. Conestoga College has a new mural at the Guelph-Speedvale campus that was created by Indigenous artist Isaac Murdoch. Murdoch said the mural demonstrates how the world is an ecosystem and how those in the world are connected. Halifax West High School installed a permanent land acknowledgment created by quill artist Melissa Peter-Paul. The sign is located next to the school’s front doors, giving those entering the school an opportunity to reflect on how they are treaty people.
