The OCAD U Library Book Club series invites you to join in on a conversation with journalist Kelly Boutsalis as she discusses her commitments to telling Indigenous stories through her work. Having grown up on the Six Nations reserve, Kelly has been a journalist in Toronto reporting on arts, education, parenting and culture for over a decade.
A selection of Kelly's articles that we'll discuss at the meeting:
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"Indigenous Artists Are Creating Boundary-Pushing Pieces That Inspire Strength and Healing," Elle (May 19, 2020). https://www.ellecanada.com/culture/art-and-design/indigenous-artists-sexuality-and-healing
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"Wearable art, metallic fringe, tie-dye sweatsuits: The looks from the 2020 edition of Indigenous Fashion Week," CBC Life (December 2, 2020). https://www.cbc.ca/life/style/wearable-art-metallic-fringe-tie-dye-sweatsuits-the-looks-from-the-2020-edition-of-indigenous-fashion-week-1.5823422
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"The art of fire: reviving the Indigenous craft of cultural burning," The Narwhal (Sept. 20, 2020): https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-cultural-burning/
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"Teaching Indigenous Star Stories," The Walrus (Aug. 10, 2020; updated Nov. 6, 2020) https://thewalrus.ca/space-teaching-indigenous-star-stories/
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"How One Writer is Passing on Indigenous Design Traditions, Old and New," Fashion Magazine (Nov. 27, 2020) https://fashionmagazine.com/style/kelly-boutsalis-passing-on-indigenous-design-traditions-old-and-new/?fbclid=IwAR0-X095pYYBy9wF098KmNnuXsl-FicfL_qujPv2g3l5nH9mK2Ez1C5R73k