The Prince Albert Historical Museum has opened its doors to the public this week to participate in making Indigenous themed murals.
The murals will be part of a new Indigenous exhibit in the museum’s Connaught room.
“The idea for the murals came from First Nation and Métis knowledge keeper consultations, which started in January of 2018,” Prince Albert Historical Society manager and curator Michelle Taylor says. “First Nation and Métis culture heavily promotes the art and telling stories through art.”
Participants have been painting designs created by Saskatoon-based First Nations artist Kevin Pee-ace and Prince Albert-Métis artist Leah Dorion.
Pee-ace and Dorion are also overseeing the project.
“The response from the public has been amazing, Taylor says. “They are happy that we are taking this step forward and helping with the reconciliation progress in Prince Albert.”
The Connaught room in the museum will soon be completely dedicated to Indigenous history and the exhibit is scheduled to open in April.
“We will talk about the history of each tribal group in the Prince Albert Grand Council,” Taylor says. “We will have a Métis specific area and we will talk about the founding of Prince Albert with James Nisbet.”
(PHOTO: Courtesy of the Prince Albert Historical Society’s Facebook page.)