Tāłtān for Reclaimation 1
Moose-hide paper, tarp, laser cut, spray paint
Made at Banff Residency, Winter 2017
I asked my language team- what is a word I can use for reclamation?
Reclamation, thinking about returning the land a “natural” state after a development; or in Indigenous practice, using a material to it’s full potential, even the parts that could be thrown away (tailings, parts of an animal ect.). The Tāłtān word that was given to me is “esghanānā,” which translates to, “give it back to me” in English. I imagined the land calling to industrial sites of trauma, saying “ESGHANĀNĀ!