Using Photography as a Gateway to Mindfulness

2019 Chrismas holiday Family Travel Voice Journal.

By engaging the process of photography with intention and awareness as both observer and creator, we gain the ability to bridge our internal and external worlds replacing unwanted patterns or perspectives with feelings of wonder, awe, and gratitude, all while tapping into and unlocking a vast well of creativity, wisdom, and intuition within us all.

3 stories told in different places in our world.

Mamanaw Pekiskwewina | Mother Tongues: amiskwacîwâskahikan is a celebration of the ancestral languages of Treaty 6. It is beautiful to witness, stand beside, care for the incredible public [gifts of art]. Mamanaw Pekiskwewina: amiskwacîwâskahikan includes seven traditional indigenous languages of Treaty 6: Inuktun (Inuvialuktun and Inuktitut), nêhiyawêwin, Nitsiipowahsiin, Michif, Denesųłiné, Nahkawiwin and Nakota. These ancestral languages are embedded across the downtown core in amiskwacîwâskahikan. Visibility is powerful and to have the living languages which come from this land be seen in the midst of an urban environment speaks to the resilience and the survival of our people and languages. This makes our hearts soar. Mamanaw Pekiskwewina | Mother Tongues was originally conceived by Missy LeBlanc for TRUCK Contemporary Art in Mohkínstsis/Kootsisáwa/Wincheesh-pah/Calgary and presented in concert with Taskoch pipon kona kah nipa muskoseya, nepin pesim eti pimachihew. The amiskwacîwâskahikan/Beaver Hills House/Edmonton iteration, Mamanaw Pekiskwewina | Mother Tongues: amiskwacîwâskahikan, is curated by Cheyenne Rain LeGrande for Latitude 53 and supported by TRUCK Contemporary Art.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Mamanaw Pekiskwewina: amiskwacîwâskahikan is part of #DowntownSpark, supported by the Edmonton Arts Council and the City of Edmonton with funds from the Western Diversification Program, Canada Council for the Arts and ATB Financial. ⁠⁠

Sounds collected by Dr. Tellmann's Fall 2024 Introduction to Humanities class.

This sound-walk was created to illuminate the serenity and calmness of a stroll through this Long Prairie landmark. Wearing of headphones or ear pods provides for the best experience. Utilizing your device's GPS location, the music begins as you enter the park. Riverside Park was conceived of, developed, and built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the drought years of the mid-1930’s, and completed in 1936. The project called for the development of 2.5 acres of pasture land along the bank of the Long Prairie River, near the intersection of Hwy 71 and Hwy 27. The Sportsman’s Club building was used as a gathering place. Boy Scouts would hold retreats and banquets here. Music Credit: Siddhartha Corsus open-source music

Commencement Address for the Class of 1998 by Dr. Evan Maurer

Commencement Address for the Class of 1988 by Mr. Paul D. Schurke

Commencement Address by Sen. David Durenberger