Anishinaabe art in the spotlight on new Team Canada curling uniforms
CBC News | November 24, 20211
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Canadian curlers will debut uniforms at 2022 Beijing Olympics, Paralympics
Anishinaabe art will be on full display on Team Canada uniforms at next year's Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing.
Red Lake, Ont., two-spirit artist Patrick Hunter, whose family is from Keeseekoowenin First Nation northwest of Brandon, Man., is excited his designs will reach a larger audience.
"It feels pretty insane that they're going to be seen on this world stage by millions of people," Hunter says.
"I just want there to be a lot more visibility for Indigenous people in Canada, and what a great stage to put that on."
Hunter hopes the uniforms will facilitate connections between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities in the country.
"I feel like a lot of times that connection is sort of missing... That's sort of the goal behind this whole project for me, was to create conversations around First Nations culture... put it in the spotlight a little bit," he says.
