The stories behind the pathway murals on Algonquin College campus – Algonquin Times

The stories behind the pathway murals on Algonquin College campus – Algonquin Times

Exactly three years ago, Miskomin Twenish, an Indigenous Algonquin artist and alumna of the college, created five animal murals to portray the values of Indigenous Algonquin culture in vivid colour. Her murals are on display across the pathways on campus. Twenish selected the five animals portrayed in her murals based on their significance in Indigenous Algonquin culture. Makwa (bear), Mahingan (wolf), Tendesi (blue jay), Monz (moose) and Wawask…