Official Denial series

Custodial History: 

Material in accession 2017-024 was collected by the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre in 2014.

Start Date: 
2013
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No restrictions on access.

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End Date: 
2014
Date Range: 
2013 June - 2014 July
Repro Restriction: 

Researchers must adhere to applicable copyright law and privacy legislation and permission of the copyright holder is required to publish from the collection.

Creator: 

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Leah Decter and Jaimie Isaac

Conservation: 

Minor conservation preformed on series.

Physical Description: 

51.8 MB of textual record

2.69 MB of graphic material.- 24 photographs : col. ; (jpeg, .png)

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Born digital content

History Biographical: 

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.

Scope Content: 

Series comprises photographs and documentation of "(official denial) trade value in progress" participatory art project created by Leah Decter and Jaimie Isaac.

Notes: 

Material in accession 2017-024 was collected by the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre in 2014.

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srsc

Information posters for (official denial) trade value in progress participatory events

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Leah Decter

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2014
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2014
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2014 April
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51 MB of textual record.- 12 information posters

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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

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Short biographies of Jaimie Isaac and Leah Decter

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Shingwauk residential Schools Centre

Leah Decter

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2014
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2014
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2014 April 5, 2014 April 28
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69.2 KB of textual record.- 2 biographies

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(official denial) trade value in progress event location list

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Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre Staff

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2014
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2014
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2014 January 1 - 2014 May 16
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46.8 KB of textual record.- 3 lists

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Official Denial tour budget

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Jaimie Isaac

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2014
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2014
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2014 January 23
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14.1 KB of textual record.- 1 spreadsheet

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"(official denial) trade value in progress" participatory art project created by Leah Decter and Jaimie Isaac.

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(official denial) trade value in progress project proposal

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Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

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2013
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2013
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2013 June 19
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14.9 KB of textual record.- 1 proposal

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Offical Denial, short project description

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Leah Decter

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2014
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2014
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2014 April 5
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48 KB of textual record

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"(official denial) trade value in progress" participatory art project created by Leah Decter and Jaimie Isaac.

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Photographs of (official denial) trade value in progress at 180 Projects

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Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

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2014
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2014
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2014 March
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1.02 MB of graphic material.- 11 photographs : col. ; (jpeg)

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"(official denial) trade value in progress" participatory art project created by Leah Decter and Jaimie Isaac.

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2017-024-006
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Photographs (official denial) trade value in progress at the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

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1.08 MB of graphic material.- 11 photographs : col. ; (jpeg, .png)

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"(official denial) trade value in progress" participatory art project created by Leah Decter and Jaimie Isaac.

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Photograph of Leah Decter and Jaimie Isaac

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2014
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[201-]
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453 KB of graphic material.- 1 photograph : col. ; (jpeg)

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"(official denial) trade value in progress" participatory art project created by Leah Decter and Jaimie Isaac.

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Photograph release form

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Leah Decter

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2014 March 17
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49.5 KB of textual record.- 1 blank form

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"(official denial) trade value in progress" participatory art project created by Leah Decter and Jaimie Isaac.

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2017-024-006
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Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
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Container Number: 
006
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