Periagoge
Scenario

Why traumatic indigenous art receives more attention than celebratory work

My installation about boarding school trauma gets featured everywhere but my joyful pieces about contemporary indigenous life get ignored

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The art world's fixation on indigenous suffering overshadows expressions of contemporary indigenous joy and complexity.

Your guide for this
Mura
Mura works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous creative traditions?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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