Medicine Wheel Art Project
For countless generations, First Nations communities have used the Medicine Wheel to promote health and healing. The Medicine Wheel represents many teachings, including the four directions, the four medicines, the four seasons, and the four life stages.
After receiving traditional teachings from Elder Ira Johnson, dozens of Indigenous youth from Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School collaborated to create these four panels. Each one was crafted using hundreds of hand-designed, cut, layered, and spray-painted stencils over the course of many months.
Apita Niibino Giizis
Youth • Summer • Sweetgrass • South
Depicting a young person in full regalia, this panel symbolizes growth, learning, and identity. The vibrant greens and yellows reflect summer and the sweet, calming scent of sweetgrass.
