EP10: Supporting Inuit artists through ethical art and curation for planetary health with Heather Igloliorte

Dr. Heather lgloliorte (Inuk-Newfoundlander, Nunatsiavut) is an internationally renowned curator and art historian whose work centres circumpolar Inuit and other Indigenous arts and knowledges within global art contexts such as contemporary art exhibitions, public art installations, museum collecting practices, and new media art and film productions. Her research foregrounds Indigenous perspectives and creativity, with a particular emphasis on the training and mentoring of Indigenous youth from remote and northern communities, while focusing on decolonizing institutions and challenging colonialist understandings of resilience, health, resources, and technologies. She is the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Decolonial and Transformational Indigenous Art Practices at the University of Victoria, BC, where she is a Professor in the Visual Arts Department (2023-). She has sat on numerous advisories, juries, councils, and boards; Heather is currently the President of the Board of Directors of the Inuit Art Foundation. In this episode, we speak to Dr Igloliorte about Inuit futurities, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, and sustainability in arts practice.

This podcast is created by the Impact Chair in Transformative Governance for Planetary Health at the University of Victoria, with production from Cited Media. We are supported by grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. You can find us at https://indigenousplanetaryhealth.ca/