Testify : Indigenous Laws + the Arts is a celebration of Indigenous Laws as expressed through art. The dialogue invited by the “Testify” project puts the idea of reconciliation into practice by creating a space for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians to dream a way forward which respects and reflects the diversity, strength and hope embodied within Indigenous traditions.

Performance will feature:

Script Reading - Boundary Bay by Justin Neal in collaboration with Sarah Morales

Performance - (Il)legal Let us Cry - Mariel Belanger in collaboration with Greg Younging

Dialogue with the artist/authors of Testify including: Nadya Kwandibens, Jeffery Hewitt, Louise Mandell, Shain Jackson, Halie Bruce, Ardith Walkem, Pamela Shields, Jade Baxter, Maxine Matilpi, Georgia Lloyd-Smith, and Gwaii Edenshaw.

MC: Duncan McCue, CBC One Host of Cross Country Checkup

With the generous support of:

Osgoode Law School; The Law Society of Upper Canada; First Peoples Cultural Council (BC), {Re}conciliation - a project of Canada Council, the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation and The Circle on Philanthropy and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

Questions: andrea@halpinlegal.com