Norval Morrisseau on "Digital Drum"

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NORVAL MORRISSEAU (1931-2007)
"We Are All One in Spirit"
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"Digital Drum is a place for Aboriginal Cultural expression - for example: storytelling, media literacy, community traditions, activism and music.
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One of the main ideas for us was that Digital Drum Tambour digital would engage youth and increase their awareness of each other. Making us all feel youth have a sense of citizenship and pride in their Aboriginal heritage - both online and in the real-world.
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Aboriginal language revitalization is also supported through excerpts from a rich collection of APTN Cultural videos and from a wide variety of independent productions from Aboriginal producers and filmmakers across Canada. We specifically chose excerpts that have different languages to show the richness and diversity of Aboriginal language across Canada.
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Through having Aboriginal language, we hope to link Elders to youth. Building this bond - and creating a vehicle for this relationship - is a strong method to reconnect Aboriginal youth to their culture. It is a way to create respect for Elders - by providing youth the opportunity to dialogue and learn. Perhaps it will allow Elders to create stronger relationships with youth."
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* Note: Most of the photographs of Norval Morrisseau courtesy "Coghlan Art Studio & Gallery", Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada