Material in accession 2017-024 was collected by the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre in 2014.
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Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Leah Decter and Jaimie Isaac
Minor conservation preformed on series.
51.8 MB of textual record
2.69 MB of graphic material.- 24 photographs : col. ; (jpeg, .png)
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Offical Denial is an interactive art project initiated by artist Leah Decter and curated by Jaimie Isaac. "(official denial) trade value in progress" fosters exchange and elicits dialog about contemporary conditions of settler colonialism, processes of decolonization and reconciliation in Canada. In June of 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper made an official ‘Statement of Apology to former students of Indian Residential Schools.’ In September of 2009, he delivered a speech to the G20 Summit in which he stated of Canada, that ‘we also have no history of Colonialism’. "(official denial) trade value in progress" appropriates the latter statement as a starting point for dialog. A textile piece made up of a composite of Hudson Bay blankets with this statement machine sewn at the center acts as the platform for response and dialog.
People are invited to write their response to the statement in a book when the piece is exhibited or presented. In a series of sewing actions participants choose a response that someone else has contributed to the book and hand-sew it onto the blanket. As the project evolved a growing dialog is made visible through these actions. The project is carried out in recognition of the imperative for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people to be involved in these processes.
trade value (excerpts) was supported by the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre (SRSC) as part of its “Healing and Reconciliation through Education” programming, funded by an Aboriginal Healing Foundation Indian Residential Schools Research Grant. This grant of $500,000 was awarded to the SRSC at Algoma University in August 2012.
Series comprises photographs and documentation of "(official denial) trade value in progress" participatory art project created by Leah Decter and Jaimie Isaac.
Material in accession 2017-024 was collected by the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre in 2014.
Leah Decter
51 MB of textual record.- 12 information posters
Posters inviting participants, and calling out for sewing action hosts for "(official denial) trade value in progress" participatory art project created by Leah Decter and Jaimie Isaac.
12 files combined into .PDF
Shingwauk residential Schools Centre
Leah Decter
69.2 KB of textual record.- 2 biographies
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre Staff
46.8 KB of textual record.- 3 lists
Jaimie Isaac
14.1 KB of textual record.- 1 spreadsheet
"(official denial) trade value in progress" participatory art project created by Leah Decter and Jaimie Isaac.
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
14.9 KB of textual record.- 1 proposal
Leah Decter
48 KB of textual record
"(official denial) trade value in progress" participatory art project created by Leah Decter and Jaimie Isaac.
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
1.02 MB of graphic material.- 11 photographs : col. ; (jpeg)
"(official denial) trade value in progress" participatory art project created by Leah Decter and Jaimie Isaac.
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
1.08 MB of graphic material.- 11 photographs : col. ; (jpeg, .png)
"(official denial) trade value in progress" participatory art project created by Leah Decter and Jaimie Isaac.
453 KB of graphic material.- 1 photograph : col. ; (jpeg)
"(official denial) trade value in progress" participatory art project created by Leah Decter and Jaimie Isaac.
Leah Decter
49.5 KB of textual record.- 1 blank form
"(official denial) trade value in progress" participatory art project created by Leah Decter and Jaimie Isaac.