Murals for change: Artists call to rename Dewdney Avenue
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Arts organizers in Regina brought the community together through a public art project aimed at raising awareness and support for the ongoing efforts to rename Dewdney Avenue to Tatanga Avenue. Painted by four Indigenous artists, the project used art as a powerful way to spread understanding, build awareness, and rally support.
"It’s important that we surround ourselves with images, with words, with songs, that represent what we want to come to fruition, or what we want our future to look like."- Joely BigEagle-Kequahtooway, co-founder, Buffalo People Arts Institute
Watch the video story online to learn more about this group’s message: that renaming an avenue can be a tangible step toward responding to the Calls to Action.
The Buffalo People Arts Institute, a Regina-based arts group, has hosted Murals for Change: Artists Call to rename Dewdney Avenue hosted “Tatanga Day” celebrations on July 1 for several years as a way to honour Indigenous cultures and their contributions to Canadian history. This year’s celebration included a special advocacy project: a vibrant street mural.
The Buffalo People Arts Institute’s Tatanga Day Street Mural Project received support from SaskCulture’s Aboriginal Arts and Culture Leadership grant, with funding from the Sask Lotteries Trust Fund.
