Tekαkαpimək: Indigenous Art, Cultural Authority, and Community Resilience

Conversation | 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.

Speakers:

• James Eric Francis Sr. (Penobscot), Director of Cultural and Historic Preservation, Penobscot Nation; member, Tekαkαpimək project Wabanaki Advisory Board
• Gabriel Frey (Passamaquoddy), basketmaker and artist
• Nick Francis (Penobscot), Executive Director, Wabanaki Community Foundation
• Jennifer Sapiel Neptune (Penobscot), basketmaker and writer
• Lucas St. Clair, President, Elliotsville Foundation
• Suzanne Greenlaw (Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians), ecologist, artist, and writer

Moderated by Prof. Jane Anderson (Anthropology and Museum Studies, New York University), co-founder of Local Contexts and Indigenous Intellectual and Cultural Property (ICIP) consultant

Co-sponsored by NYU Liberal Studies; the Graduate Program in Museum Studies, NYU; and the Department of Anthropology, NYU.

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