Bundle
Bundle incorporates several different components folded into a literal “bundle” of knowledge: Indigenous oral storytelling teachings; a poetic zine that combines intersectional feminist and Indigenous ways of knowing and world-views, alongside Indigenous prophecies; cedar and tobacco, which are used in Indigenous teaching and ceremony; a birch-bark print; and other visually impactful images connected to place and Indigenous prophecy.
At SQUARE, we bring Bundle as both a portable folded canvas parcel, as it will circulate in the final FluxKit, and as a large hanging canvas interactive banner with pockets that contain the collection of the above-mentioned components.
Bundle is accompanied by audio recordings (available via QR code) of Indigenous teachings on seven important topics:
into: teaching bundle // ē - asōnamatocik kiskēyitomowin
knowledge // kiskēyitamowin
prophesy // kiskiwēhikēwina
good life // miyo-pimātisiwin
treaty // asotamatowin
rainbow // pīsimoyāpiy
robins & thunderbirds // pīpīciwak ēkwa piyēsiwak
my friend until we meet again // nihwīcēwākan mwēstas
outro: a transfer of knowledge is a gift
Viewers are encouraged to leave notes and feedback - which they can tuck into the pockets of the canvas, ensuring multidirectional iterative knowledge exchange.