Unmuted: Indigenous Colour Stories
Thu, Mar 20
|Virtual Event
Celebrate Indigenous Voices on International Colour Day, as members of indigenous communities share their colour stories. With panellists: Coleen Garska, Jade Crabbe, Lisa Boivin & Presley Mills. Moderator: Erika Doehring-Lafferty.
Time & Location
Mar 20, 2025, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. EDT
Virtual Event
About the event
Unmuted: Indigenous Colour Stories
Panellists:
Coleen Garska, Wellness Elder at pipikwan pêhtâkwan
Coleen Garska was born and raised in Inuvik, north of the Arctic Circle. She is Gwich'in and Irish, as her mother is from Fort McPherson, NWT and her father hails from Calgary, AB. Coleen is the proud Juju to her first grandbaby born during the pandemic. She is the mother of four and has lived the majority of her life in Edmonton, AB. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from UBC and many years experience in the field of administrative assistance. She is artistic, intellectual and has an odd sense of humour. Coleen joins the team with enthusiasm, gratitude and joy. Mussi cho. The creative team invited Coleen to their weekly brainstorming meetings to provide an Elder Indigenous perspective to pipikwan pêhtâkwan's work designs. She has always considered herself artistic, literary and creative by nature. This experience became…