“In my art practice, the pieces I create add depth and emotional meaning to concepts or ideas that are difficult to express in any other way. This piece is called ‘Wahkohtowin’ – a Cree word which can mean kinship, unity, and interconnectedness. On this map from Dent’s Canadian School Atlas, printed in 1947, I have beaded my floral pattern in an act of “countermapping,” which now provides an alternative – perhaps cultural – representation of the area.” —Kim Gullion Stewart (Métis)
