Graduate student from Poundmaker honoured with scholarship for PhD program

Nordstrom is currently completing her masters degree in art history at Concordia University in Montreal. She will begin her research project at Concordia University in the inter-university PhD program in art history in September.

“In my proposed research project I hope to look at both art-based and land-based education programs that currently exist, in order to consider what an arts- and land-based curricula and also a pedagogical practise might look like for my own community,” she said.

Nordstrom will explore different ways of teaching that could help bring youth, knowledge-keepers and Elders together, she said.

“I would like to focus on Poundmaker specifically. However, I really hope that perhaps what I produce could be used as a model or a framework to be expanded upon for perhaps others to do the same,” she said.

Nordstrom has been involved in a number of projects at Poundmaker Cree Nation recently. Last year she helped curate an art installation project at the Chief Poundmaker museum and historic site for a show called Poundmaker: Life, Legacy and Liberation art show.

Nordstrom’s mother Lisa Nordstrom said she is proud of her daughter’s success.

“She is a very driven and hard-working girl,” she said. “I am really excited for her.”

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by Angela Brown

Graduate student from Poundmaker honoured with scholarship for PhD program

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