National museum gives PA aboriginal youth a voice
Artistic ‘spirit panels’ are being created in Prince Albert to be exhibited at Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg.
On Thursday, afternoon a group of 11 aboriginal youth gathered at the Indian Métis Friendship Centre to take part in the workshop that is meant to gather concepts for one of the 13 panels being created across Canada.
“Aboriginal youth have to offer their own perspective of how they see the world in the future, how they are experiencing their world today and we are interested in understanding what they would like the rest of the world to know about their responsibilities and their rights,” said Chandra Erlendson, manager of Public Programming for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
Prince Albert is the fifth stop on their cross-country project and Erlendson said this group of communities will be the first group shown in what they hope to be an 80-panel exhibit through a partnership with the National Association of Friendship Centres.