Day 2
November 3rd
Eastern Time
Special Screening: Plein Air Painting (The Indigeverse)
Special Screening: Plein Air Painting (The Indigeverse) by Ethan Candyfire
This special screening features the work of Ethan Candyfire. In 2021 he won an award at the Thunder Indigifest Festival. His work provided the inspiration for naming our festival “Indigeverse.”
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3rd Session: Indigenous Gaming
Indigenous Gaming
The session will focus on gaming design and development. Discussion will include the panelists’ individual journeys in gaming design, professional opportunities in gaming development and opportunities for using gaming for Native culture and language learning.
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2nd Session: Indigenous in Animation: Careers, Mentoring and STEAM
2nd Session: Indigenous in Animation: Careers, Mentoring and STEAM
This session will focus on topics such as careers in the CGI Industry, S.T.E.A.M and DEI in animation. Discussion will include the panelists’ individual journey in the CGI industry; professional career opportunities in CGI industry (Animation Feature/TV, VFX, Games); how S.T.E.A.M plays a part in animation; BIPOC mentoring opportunities with Rise Up animation.
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1st Session: Indigenous Architecture - A Practice of Indigenous Lived Experience
1st Session: Indigenous Architecture - A Practice of Indigenous Lived Experience
Wanda’s work is unique, basing architectural design features on Indigenous culture, and approach that can permeate all scales of design from furniture to architecture to cities. The panel will explore how drawing on Indigenous cultures can guide how we re-imagine our futures.