The Indigenous Futures Research Centre (IFRC) is excited to co-present a panel at CUJAH’s conference, Unveiling Narratives: Exploring the Intersection of Art and Storytelling.  

This panel brings together Professor Nicolas Renaud, filmmaker, installation artist, and Concordia Faculty member from the Huron-Wendat First Nation of Wendake, in conversation with artist and undergraduate student, Neko Wong-Houle, from the Blackfoot, Kainai First Nation, to discuss their respective artistic practices and the possibilities of using digital and analog animation as a tool for Indigenous storytelling. This panel will be moderated by the IFRC’s Research Coordinator, Hanss Lujan Torres. 

Nicolas Renaud will discuss his film, Onyionhwentsïio’ (2022) (which means “Our wonderful land” in Wendat), an experimental animated short film on the path of a portage trail that reads as a commentary on Indigenous people having to carry the weight of a long-enduring legacy of colonial oppression.  

 Neko Wong-Houle will discuss their film Otanimm/Onnimm (Daughter/Father) (2020), a collaborative project between Wong-Houle and their father, Terrance Houle. Together, they present a work articulated around their deep connection to one another, lovingly exploring an Indigenous daughter/father story.  

Location: The Jarislowsky Institute, EV 3-711, Concordia University, 1515 Ste. Catherine St. W.

Date and Time: Sunday, March 24, 2024, from 1-2 pm.