Celebrated carver Nish Nabie is involved in creating wooden totem representations of the Seven Grandfather Teachings that will be bronzed and mounted on marble pillars in Almonte’s Riverfront Park this fall.
The Seven Gifts is an accessible, educational art installation in Riverfront Park (321 Spring Street, Almonte) on the Mississippi River. It celebrates the cultural and spiritual beliefs and practices of the Algonquin Anishinaabe People, practices which had been outlawed by the Canadian government until 1951.
The commission is part of a Truth and Reconciliation Project sponsored by the Mississippi Mills All My Relations Group.
Nish notes that the Anglican Church in Almonte is committed to this reconciliation work- in contrast to its historic role.
The artist’s talents are now widely recognized, but he says he has come to understand the Seven Gifts through participation in sweat lodges as part of his personal journey.
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