‘Counter-narrative’: Métis artist challenges historical account by altering Winnipeg’s Volunteer Monument

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A Métis artist in Winnipeg is challenging Manitoba’s past by temporarily altering a 140-year-old monument. It’s a reflection of ongoing conversations about adding Indigenous perspectives to the collective history. “I work and play in the Exchange District and I walk by a war monument dedicated to the people who volunteered to shoot down my ancestors, […]

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