Lana Whiskeyjack Indigenous art
Art Actionist and Educator
Knowledge Sharing and Publications
An appeal to return Lana Whiskeyjack's beaded medicine to Ociciwan
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:
Bleedingheart gratitude
Arts-based research and practice
Video promotion for an Indigenous arts-based practice course at the Faculty of Extension at the University of Alberta.
Ancestors and Elders
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
Edmonton Untold Stories
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
CFWE radio interview 2016
Pillow Talks: Love and Medicine (April 2015)
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.
Research Papers
Perspectives on restoring health shared by Cree women, Author(s): Dionne Gesink, Lana Whiskeyjack, Tim Guimond (2018)
Journal: Health promotion international
- Description: The purpose of this study was to explore nehiyaw iskwêwak (Cr...read more
- Publication Link: https://academic.oup.com/heapro/advance-article/doi/10.1093/heapro/dax099/4788355
Indigenous women's economic security and wellbeing: Nadia Bourque, Darlene Auger, Lana Whiskeyjack, Dale Steinhauer, Carol Melnyk-Poliakiwski, Sharon Steinhauer, Sherri Chisan. (2016)
- Description: In the summer of 2014, Blue Quills First Nations College (now...read more
- Publication Link: http://www.bluequills.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2016-July-REPORT-Womens-Economic-Security-FINAL.pdf
Abuse of power in relationships and sexual health.
Author(s): Dionne Gesink, Lana Whiskeyjack,Terri Suntjens, Alanna Mihic, Priscilla McGilvery
- Publication Date: 2016
- Journal: Child Abuse and Neglect
- Volume: 58
- Page numbers: 12-23
- Description: STI rates are high for First Nations in Canada and the United...read more
- Publication Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0145213416301028