Adrian Stimson : beyond redemption

Beyond Redemption pays homage to the history of the bison and relays its importance among Indigenous peoples. Embodying survival and cultural regeneration, the taxidermied animal stands tall on a red base that signifies the destructive influence of the colonizers – government, settlers and church

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– willing the ten bison hides surrounding him back to life. They are draped over black crosses, a specific reference to Christianity and its nefarious impact in the history of Indigenous peoples. The number ten alludes to a children’s song from 1868 that counted down the elimination of “Indians,” implying that Indigenous lives, like those of the bison, were of no value.

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