Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Opening Nov 21 I AM: Indigenous Artist Mentorship features 13 Indigenous artists spanning nations, generations and career stages who created new work in response to The Ancestors Are Talking, a 2025 exhibition at The Whyte curated by Joseph M Sanchez, the last surviving member of the “Indigenous Group of Seven.” For Sanchez, this was an opportunity to help foster the next generation of notable Indigenous artists in Canada in a year-long intensive mentorship program. Organized by the Whyte and curated by emerging Métis curator Emma De Sousa. Sitting Wind explores the work and legacy of Îethka (Stoney) artist Ganutha Îge (Sitting Wind), also known as Frank Kaquitts. It invites a reading of Sitting Wind’s artistic career and quietly honours the various chapters of his life.