This project is based on a partnership between Amir Kalan, his research team, and Wapikoni Mobile, an Indigenous non-profit organization based in Montr茅al. Wapikoni supports the artistic expression of First Nations, Inuit, and M茅tis youth through mobile and virtual film and sound studios. This partnership鈥檚 goal is to better understand and define the concept of Narrative Sovereignty. Within Wapikoni鈥檚 activities, Narrative Sovereignty has been described as the act of re-creating one鈥檚 story on one鈥檚 own terms and by doing so having control over one鈥檚 artistic representations. The partnership aims to create a dialogue about Narrative Sovereignty in order to shape a scholarship that centers the epistemologies of Indigenous artists, activists, and community-workers. This project facilitates exploration of concepts such as narrative identity, Indigenous aesthetics, and cultural ownership.
Principal Investigator:听Amir Kalan听
amir.kalan [at] mcgill.ca
In partnership with
This project听is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council -听SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant (2023-2024)
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