For this video, a group of youth took photographs to illustrate their connection with the land, their community, and culture. Their photographs were then combined to create this photo essay. The lesson plan and photo essay CityScapes were used as inspiration for this project in a rural setting.
Urban / Rural Indigenous perspectives of the landscape, while co-opted by their surroundings, reflect Indigenous meaning. Within CityScapes, buildings, hardened by the lights, are laced with images of past family members and Indigenous memory. In Kainai LandScapes, rural scapes shift with rivers, waterfalls, sunrises and sunsets punctuated by wildlife. These two backgrounds are equally and indelibly intertwined to form parts of the newly emerging Indigenous expression of Canada.
To see the other youth photo essay connected to this project, watch CityScapes Photo Essay.
The original signatories for The Articles of Treaty 7 include the Blackfoot, Blood, Peigan, Sarcee, and Stoney Nations as well as Her Majesty the Queen of England on behalf of Canada. Treaty 7, signed on September 22, 1877 describes the expansive lands exchanged for benefits promised in perpetuity to the descendants of the signatories, which include health care, schools, and reserved land. The Treaty is a living document, all people living in Treaty 7 territory are treaty members bound with mutual responsibilities to support peaceful co-existence.
| Name | Role/Job Title |
Place |
|---|---|---|
| Wacey | Youth Photographer | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Tia | Youth Photographer | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Leon | Youth Photographer | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Ariel | Youth Photograher | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Kristen | Youth Photographer | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Carol | Youth Photographer | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Jeff | Youth Photographer | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Myra | Youth Photographer | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Janice | Youth Photographer | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Bryon | Youth Photographer | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Sam | Youth Photographer | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Kandis | Youth Photographer | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Marna | Youth Photographer | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Bill | Youth Photographer | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Gary | Youth Photographer | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Marie | Youth Photographer | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Tom | Youth Photographer | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Zenna | Youth Photographer | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Marnia | Youth Photographer | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Carol | Youth Photographer | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Shawna Fox | Project Coordinator | Káínaiwa, southern Alberta |
| Linda Many Guns | NCCIE Regional Lead, Alberta | Calgary, Alberta |