Maskihkiy Kiskinohamâkewin – Indigenous Medicine Teachings
NOTE: This page references a project that ran at Remai Modern from June to October 2024.
The medicine wheel garden is created to transfer traditional Indigenous knowledge onto the next generation. The medicine wheel is made up of four quadrants that represent the four directions, which hold the four sacred medicines: tobacco, cedar, sage and sweetgrass. These medicines are deeply instrumental in spiritual practices used in traditional healing and ceremonies. Remai Modern Indigenous Program Guide, Kamisha Alexson, consulted with Elders and community members to create a meaningful tool to aid in the decolonization of urban spaces. This garden is meant to be a safe space where one can sit amongst the medicines to reclaim their relationship to the land. Take time to honour your spiritual, physical, emotional and mental wellbeing.
Kinanâskomotin, thank you.
Maskihkiy Kiskinohamâkewin is led by Kamisha Alexson, Indigenous Program Guide with support from Kim Bird, Indigenous Programs Coordinator and Michelle Cates, Program Guide. Special thanks to Janet Villeneuve and Genevieve Prevost for their Indigenous plant knowledge, and to Sandra Walker, ethnobotanist.
Maskihkiy Kiskinohamâkewin is presented by TD Bank Group through the TD Ready Commitment.
