The Two Spirit Tree
Taylor Ward - Getapegieot Masqoi
Mi’kmaq Honour Song - Taylor Ward (Original by George Paul)
On behalf of Pride Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day, I am super excited to finally show this very personal project with all of you.
I completed a reproduction and cover of the Mi’kmaq Honour Song. Growing up away from my home community of Metepenagiag Mi’kmaq Nation, this song always brought me back. This song was famously created by George Paul.
In the darkest part of my life, I ended up struggling with my mental health. I was losing things in my life and I couldn’t understand why. I was losing friendships, relationships and my one true passion, my art.
I lost me.
I decided I was going to make a change and listen to the advice of finding help. In this time, I recognized I was going to do something I haven’t done before, and this was to express the hardships I’ve felt as a youth and adult. In this journey I learned that it is okay to take control of your mental health when it is failing. I started pushing my limits. After a burn out, you don’t really know what you are capable of or how to come back.
The Two-Spirit Tree is a rebrand of myself as an artist and a human. It has allowed me to return to a creative process and start telling the story of mental health.
As a Two-Spirited person, I encourage all parents and guardians to offer their child a place of love and not convenience. Recognize that every individual human being is a valid human being. Treat everyone the way you would want to be treated.
My Two-Spirit and 2SLGBTQ+ family, let your freedom flourish you. Let your spirits guide you. Let the trees ground you.
I’m proud to say this project was completed in collaboration with a variety Indigenous, non-indigenous, Two-Spirited and 2SLGBTQ+ peoples. It’s been the greatest honour to share this journey with each of you.
Music and Production
Dylan Ward at Shiftwork Recording
Matt Comeau
Marin McBeath
Film and Video Productions
Pierre-Luc Doiron
Spirits
Elder Jeannie Bartibogue
Jelo MacMillan
Nsutuwite’taqan Justine
Tupkwanamuksit Paul
This activity is supported by the New Brunswick Arts Board.
ArtsNB
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