"Giving remembrance, recognition, honour and validation to the thousands of innocent children that nobody is able to recognize as they stand amongst their fellow residential school students in the photographs… these children are finally acknowledged, and work begins to recognize and remember these lost souls.
"This work involves a series of 22 drawings of First Nations children who perished while attending residential school in Maskwacis, AB. The title of work is called Here I am – can you see me? I want to give remembrance, recognition, honour and validation to the thousands of innocent children that nobody is able to recognize as they stand amongst their fellow residential school students in the photographs, all but forgotten in the museum archival collections. In this manner I seek to legitimize their lives and restore a modicum of dignity and importance to their short existence in the world." - George Littlechild
This exhibition is organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta and curated by MJ Belcourt. Presented by Capital Powered Art, an exhibition series sponsored by Capital Power.