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Burnaby gallery opens up conversation about Indigenous issues

“How many people know that the art and culture of Indigenous peoples in Canada and in British Columbia are the second most plundered and valuable art objects confiscated and collected by world-class museums, second only to the Egyptian culture?” That
Brandon Gabriel, Kwelexwecten, Deer Lake Gallery
Kwelexwecten (Brandon Gabriel), seen here in a past workshop at Deer Lake Gallery, is leading the gallery's Indigenous conversation series.

“How many people know that the art and culture of Indigenous peoples in Canada and in British Columbia are the second most plundered and valuable art objects confiscated and collected by world-class museums, second only to the Egyptian culture?”

That sobering question is a point of discussion in an upcoming session at Deer Lake Gallery. The session, part of the gallery’s Indigenous Culture Conversation series, will be led by Kwelexwecten (Brandon Gabriel).

The second in the three-part series will look at the Anti-Potlatching Law that was part of the federal Indian Act from 1884 to 1951, and the legacy of that law today.

It’s on Saturday, May 25 from 2 to 4 p.m.

The third talk in the series, coming up on Saturday, June 22, will look at Indigenous Artistic Resurgence in B.C. and Beyond.

Admission is free, but reserve a seat through www.eventbrite.ca.