Tekαkαpimək (As Far As One Can See): Indigenous Art, Cultural Authority, and Community Resilience
Join a delegation of Wabanaki artists, cultural leaders, and partners for an evening of visual storytelling and conversation about Tekαkαpimək Contact Station at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, situated in the traditional and present day homeland of the Penobscot Nation. Tekαkαpimək serves as an Indigenous-led model for place-based interpretation, cultural continuity, and the role of contemporary art in sustaining community resilience.
Presented in conjunction with Grey Art Museum’s exhibition of contemporary Aboriginal painting from Papunya Tula, this program considers how Indigenous art and cultural practice can support self-determination, community resilience, and kinship relationships across time.
Speakers will address how long-term relationships, community authority, and Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) frameworks made it possible to share language, stories, and site-specific knowledge within a permanent public space.
This conservation will be moderated by Local Contexts Co-Founder and Strategic Advisor Jane Anderson. Speakers include Council Chair James Eric Francis Sr. (Penobscot) and Jennifer Sapiel Neptune (Penobscot), who are featured in Awasəwehlαwə́lətinα wikəwαmok – They Returned Home.
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