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Christi Belcourt
Christi Belcourt is a renowned Michif (Métis) visual artist with a deep respect for Mother Earth, the traditions and the knowledge of her people. Christi’s work is found within the...view moreChristi Belcourt is a renowned Michif (Métis) visual artist with a deep respect for Mother Earth, the traditions and the knowledge of her people. Christi’s work is found within the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, Gabriel Dumont Institute, Parliament Hill and many more. In addition to the arts, she is also respected as a grassroots leader, environmentalist and advocate for the lands, waters and Indigenous peoples. She and Isaac Murdoch form the Onaman Collective which focuses on collaboration, art, resurgence of language and revitalization of land based traditional arts practices. Together, with others, they built Nimkii Aazhbikoong, a year round language and traditional camp for Youth and Elders. She is author of Medicines To Help Us (Gabriel Dumont Institute, 2007) and Beadwork (Ningwakwe Learning Press, 2010) and co-editor of Keetsahnak (University of Alberta Press, 2018).view less