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WhereWeStand – West, a multimedia expression by Indigenous people and newcomers

November 17, 2024

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Tall spruce trees lean together against a night sky that is alive with greenish northern lights and stars. Partially obscured.

Photo: Courtesy of Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration (CERC), Toronto Metropolitan University

Cost:
Free, registration required
Location:
Stuart Clark Garden of Contemplation, Level 3
Language and Accessibility:
The program is in English. Event space is accessible and located on one level. Gender-inclusive washrooms available.

Come experience an afternoon of artistic expression that explores belonging, acknowledges differences and finds common ground and hope.

The WhereWeStand project paired Indigenous people with non‐Indigenous newcomers to Turtle Island, in what we now call Canada. Working in pairs, they produced creative works that include dance, film, music, theatre and material art. Through these forms of expression, the creators reimagined their relationship with this land and its people. 

Learn more about WhereWeStand, a project of the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration, Toronto Metropolitan University.

The CMHR is proud to partner in this opportunity for Manitobans to experience One Land Two Hearts and its unique expressions of identity and belonging. The event will include film screenings, live performances and a discussion, after which questions from participants will be invited.

Courtesy of Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration (CERC), Toronto Metropolitan University

One Land Two Hearts trailer — video description

The words "Where We Stand" appear with a forest and aurora borealis in the background and morph into the "Where We Stand" logo. The screen is split into a person's head and hands from the back on top and a forest floor on the bottom, with the words "A Multimedia Collaboration" in the middle. The split screen is replaced with a drummer in an office. Two piles of seeds appear and the text changes to "Of Indigenous peoples". The piles of seeds are replaced with a person in a city square, looking up into the sunshine. The camera pans in a circle around the person. The city square is replaced by two smiling people at a table outdoors working on an art project together, and the text is replaced with "And newcomers to Canada". A photograph of a residential school dormitory appears. The text disappears and the photograph is replaced by a person walking through a summer meadow, then a protest, then the moccasin‐clad feet of a person walking on twigs and pinecones, then a dancer on a stage followed by another dancer, then a forest with the camera swivelling from the forest floor up towards the blue sky, then the "Where We Stand" logo against a black screen. The logo moves to the left side of the screen and the event details appear, then fade to black:

One Land, Two Hearts:
WhereWeStand
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Winnipeg, Manitoba
November 17, 2024

Please note that this program is subject to change or cancellation without notice.

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