Dr. Jordan Woodsworth led the Healthy Dogs, Healthy Communities research project. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

By Derek Cornet

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Exhibit exploring dog-human relationship to begin two-year tour at Wanuskewin Heritage Park

Jan 17, 2024 | 4:41 PM

The research-based art exhibit TIM MASKIKHIY: Dog Medicine will be displayed for two months at Saskatoon’s Wanuskewin Heritage Park starting Jan. 20.

The exhibition was curated by Dr. Jordan Woodsworth, the director of Northern Engagement and Community Outreach for the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. It was displayed at La Ronge’s Mistasinihk Place in July 2022 and the show at Wanuskewin marks the start of a two-year tour organized by the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils.

There are 17 artists represented in the exhibit including Andrea Cowan, Caron Dubnick, Donna Langhorne, Hilary Johnstone, John Halkett, Larissa Muirhead, Miriam Körner, Molly Ratt, Myles Charles, Nancy Lafleur, Terri Franks, Sammi Kopeck, Abigail Clarke, Annalisa Heppner, Jade Roberts, Jasmine Grondin, and Wendy Cleveland.

“It’s a great place for it to start because this is about the dog-human relationship and the majority of the artists are Indigenous, so to be able to host it at Wanuskewin, it gets a lot of traffic and a lot of tourists coming through,” Woodsworth said.

“It’s a really good opportunity to not only showcase the research, but also showcase the talents and creativity of these artists who don’t necessarily all have wide exposure outside of the tri-community area.”

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There will also be a tour launch event between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Jan. 20 featuring members of the Healthy Dogs, Healthy Communities research team, some of the artists, and others who are interested in art, health research and Indigenous engagement.

Woodsworth started graduate work at the vet college in 2018. One of the first people that she brought the Healthy Dogs, Healthy Communities idea to was Elder John Halkett. He told her education should be the main goal of the project, so she formed a research team, including local residents, and has had many conversations with Elders and others in the tri-communities.

The exhibit will be displayed at Wanuskewin until March 25. It isn’t known yet where the second stop of the tour will be after that time.

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derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com