Indigenous Women's Activism & Media with Gerry Ambers

Gerry Ambers is one of the co-curators of Woven In: Indigenous Women's Activism and Media — an exhibition that celebrates the intergenerational continuum of grassroots leadership and anticolonial organizing led by Indigenous women through advocacy, communications, artistry, and community initiatives. Along with works by Siku Allooloo, Marianne Nicolson, Banchi Hanuse and Tania Willard, Gerry Ambers brings historic publications from her personal archives, into the AGGV's Gallery spaces, to highlighting the pivotal work being done by Indigenous land defenders who continue to come together to stand up for themselves and their people.

Gerry’s archive is expansive and full to the brim with important resources and knowledge that was proliferated during the late 20th century. These publications were created to be disseminated rapidly and easily, and were often not copyrighted. Indigenous worldviews can be felt in the ethos that went into these publications, that knowledge is meant to be shared without barriers, that connection to one another is essential, and that knowledge is power. Gerry’s archive is a precious resource, and glimpses of the knowledge held there can be seen throughout her lightbox — a collage of covers and excerpts from select publications from the 60s to the late 90s, out of her archives.

Learn more about Woven In: https://aggv.ca/exhibits/woven-in/
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is located on the traditional territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən speaking peoples, today known as the Esquimalt and Songhees First Nations. We extend our gratitude and appreciation for the opportunity to live and work on this territory.

Videography and editing by Marina DiMaio.

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