Winter City Stories
TALES FROM THE CONCRETE TUNDRA
WINTER 2024 – @1860 Winnipeg Arts
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA
Our shared stories. Our shared future
The first phase of Winter City Stories is experimental and will explore storytelling and traditional oral histories in urban Winnipeg. Stories will range from old-fashioned Winnipeg diners and truck stops to historic Red River spaces and places.
New Arts and Storytelling Project to start in 2024
The primary activities of our project will revolve around cultivating the skills and abilities necessary to create, curate and translate oral stories and histories from those who have experienced the transition from northern to urban environments.
The project will feature a strong emphasis on hands-on experiential learning, participatory learning, and cross-cultural knowledge-sharing activities. Participating emerging artists will have the opportunity to acquire valuable arts-sector skills while deepening their sense of cultural awareness, identity and belonging.
Winter City Stories
TRUCK STOP TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
Set against a cold Manitoba winter, these tales explore traditional knowledge, with a truck stop diner serving as an unlikely source of inspiration.
Winter City Stories
ADVENTURES IN DOWNTOWNSTORYTELLING
This year we’re hitting the streets of downtown Winnipeg. From February to March, 2024 we will be collecting oral histories and stories in places and spaces from Qaumajuq to the Forks. Stay tuned for more!
TALES FROM THE CONCRETE TUNDRA
Telling old stories in new ways.
Reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous Canadians is a vital goal that requires substantial changes in various sectors, including research policies and practices. Historically, research on Indigenous communities has been a tool of colonization, leading to mistrust among Indigenous populations. However, efforts have been made to decolonize research and integrate Indigenous knowledge systems into the research process. While progress has been made, there is still work to be done, as much traditional knowledge research in Indigenous communities is led by non-Indigenous scholars.
Our shared stories. Our shared future.
Our project, “Winter City Stories: Tales from the Concrete Tundra,” seeks to bridge this gap by understanding the experiences and challenges faced by artists striving to align their work with reconciliation goals. We recognize the importance of learning from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists experiences and sharing this knowledge with our community of practice and the home communities we engage with.
Our Changing World
mushrooms, permafrost pathways and digital twins
We’ll have stories about Santa Claus, Permafrost Pathways, mushrooms and graveyards.
CLASSIFIEDS, EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
We’re really excited to have our session proposal accepted for the Arctic Congress 2024 in Bodø, Norway. Our upcoming session is titled “Niriqatiginnga: Fostering Food Security and Innovation for Northern Supply Chains.”
COMING IN 2024
New Project Seeking Next Generation Storytellers
By sharing experiences and knowledge, “Winter City Stories: Tales from the Concrete Tundra” aims to contribute to the ongoing process of reconciliation and foster greater understanding and collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers, artists, and cultural connectors. Our project embraces the values of reciprocity and respect in research and artistic endeavors and underscores the significance of learning from Indigenous ontologies and epistemologies to advance meaningful and inclusive practices.
Tales from the Concrete Tundra
winter city stories
Oral history, storytelling and using digital tools to capture spaces and places will be a huge part of our project. We’ll be learning in phases; from the past, to the present and the future.
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Explore 3D Space
Visualizing our Stories and Spaces in New Ways
One of the exciting aspects of Winter City Stories is that we won’t just be capturing stories. We’re going to explore capturing the spaces and places our stories take place, by creating “digital twins”and virtual environments alongside traditional imagery.
We’re looking forward to presenting for Arctic Congress 2024. In the meantime, here’s a really rough sneak peek of our @1860 Winnipeg Arts and Niriqatiginnga Project meeting space. Click here to learn more.
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