Gaganoonidiwag (They Talk to Each Other)

Details

Year	2022
Artist(s)	Dee Barsy
Type	Mural
Medium	Laminate on Intecel
Site Location	G.H Dawe Community Centre

Description

In many Indigenous communities, birds represent leadership qualities. Birds are also integral to a healthy ecosystem: migratory birds contribute to the different places they travel to in their cycle. A bird's migratory cycle resonates with me because I call multiple communities home and recognize that my presence affects the well-being of the people and environments I encounter.

Gaganoonidiwag is an Ojibwe word that means "They talk to each other." This installation features bird species from the local Red Deer area including a black-billed magpie, a red-tailed hawk with a ruby-throated hummingbird and a northern shoveler alongside a wood duck (rarely seen in Red Deer but common at the artist's home in Winnipeg).