On assignment - Philip Cote, “Noodjmowin” – Moose Deer Point First Nation Shawnee, Lakota, Potawatomi, Ojibway and Algonquin
Philip Cote is an artist, an educator, a Sundancer, a Pipe Carrier, a Sweat Ceremony leader, and a member of the Eagle Society.
Working on a mural project in collaboration with Kwest & Jarus under Old mill Station,
“Cote’s circular murals depicting the Anishinaabe creation story are a public art commission for the Pan Am Path, the 80-kilometer path that will eventually link walking and cycling paths across the city.
For Cote, the murals are a chance to share Indigenous history and science, informed by a spiritual understanding — typical of Indigenous thought.
”The whole idea of this mural is a small seed that’s going to get planted and it’s going to go somewhere,” said Cote. “It’s the creation story of the Anishinaabe people, so we’re talking about a different way of looking at the world.””
