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Giniigaaniimenaaning (Looking Ahead) “The Apology” Window, 2012 Parliament of Canada

Central Section (detail)

Installed in the Centre Block hallway of Parliament in Ottawa, Giniigaaniimenaaning (“Looking Ahead”) is a powerful expression of Can . . .

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Central Section (detail)

Installed in the Centre Block hallway of Parliament in Ottawa, Giniigaaniimenaaning (“Looking Ahead”) is a powerful expression of Canada’s 2008 Apology for the culturally devastating residential school era. Created by the Winnipeg Métis artist Christi Belcourt.., Ms. Belcourt’s explanation of the symbolism is here.

This section of the window includes the artist’s replication of a photo taken at the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School in Nova Scotia, an image typical of many surviving photos of Indigenous children in schools across Canada. That school was in operation from 1930 to 1967, and was the only such residential school in the Maritime provinces.

The window celebrates the profound continuity of the feminine in Indigenous cultures.

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  • Designed by Christi Belcourt, and made by Vision Art Stained Glass Studio, 2012
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