Lana Whiskeyjack Indigenous art
Art Actionist and Educator

Art Actionist and Educator
Art Gallery of St. Albert
We Are The Medicine presents a deeply personal rendering of the nêhiyaw teachings of the Thirteen Sacred Moons.
Lana Whiskeyjack, a multidisc...
Art Gallery of St. Albert
wahkotowin: Reconnecting to the Spirit of nêhiyawêwin (Cree Language)
Kyle Napier, Lana
Abstract
The Spirit of the Language project look...
10124 96 St Edmonton, AB
My beaded medicine is still a part of the amiskwacîwâskahikan exhibition through a therapeutic
Ociciwan Contemporary Art Centre’s inaugura...
10124 96 St Edmonton, AB
#102, 11050 - 97 Street NW T5H2N2 Edmonton, Alberta
Last month my beaded medicine was stolen from ociciwan Indigenous Art centre. This beaded medicine was created for their grand opening and m...
#102, 11050 - 97 Street NW T5H2N2 Edmonton, Alberta
#102, 11050 - 97 Street NW T5H2N2 Edmonton, Alberta
DUE TO COVID-19 exhibition is extended
Installation Dates: March 1 to July 30, 2020
Location: Câhcacêp Art & Tea Hous...
#102, 11050 - 97 Street NW T5H2N2 Edmonton, Alberta
Ociciwan Contemporary Art Centre was set to open earlier this year, but many little challenges happened along the way then Covid happened. For the grand opening, I created a beaded medicine necklace to share some of the sensitive work I do around Indigenous sexual health and wellness. In June 2020 someone entered the Ociciwan building and stole the necklace along with other property.
It is devastating to experience theft, it violates the safety and courage to share. Here is an appeal from Ociciwan and I, the artist:
Video promotion for an Indigenous arts-based practice course at the Faculty of Extension at the University of Alberta.
Cross-cultural visual dialogue in Ancestors & Elders is showcased in Lana Whiskeyjack’s Visual Artist spotlight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP1CV9mK8e0
March 2019
Growing up, Lana Whiskeyjack lived in many different households. One place in particular had a significant impact on her life—a Ukrainian foster home that reminded her, in a positive way, that she is Cree. Lana attributes her resilience and her sense of cultural heritage to her maternal grandmother, the person who took her out of foster care. The two of them lived together until Lana moved in with her mother. In this new home, Lana stayed in her room a lot, drawing all over the walls. When she was eighteen, she became a mother and moved to Red Deer to pursue art at Red Deer College. Her grandmother's advice to “Go to school, travel, and see as much as you can. Then return home to share what you learned, but do not forget where you came from,” has guided her throughout the years. This is the fifth profile in our Edmonton Women Untold Stories series, produced in collaboration with Modern Muse Media.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMWorAdiBpI
May 2017
This podcast, created by Tashina Makokis interviews Charis Auger and Lana Whiskeyjack on Love and Medicine (the womb). Listen to deep reflections on Indigenous woman connection and worldview on the womb and womb issues.
Perspectives on restoring health shared by Cree women, Author(s): Dionne Gesink, Lana Whiskeyjack, Tim Guimond (2018)
Journal: Health promotion international
Indigenous women's economic security and wellbeing: Nadia Bourque, Darlene Auger, Lana Whiskeyjack, Dale Steinhauer, Carol Melnyk-Poliakiwski, Sharon Steinhauer, Sherri Chisan. (2016)
Abuse of power in relationships and sexual health.
Author(s): Dionne Gesink, Lana Whiskeyjack,Terri Suntjens, Alanna Mihic, Priscilla McGilvery