Soloman Chiniquay
Soloman Chiniquay is an afro indigenous documentary photographer and filmmaker from the Stoney Nakoda and Pomo tribes living between xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, səl̓ilwətaɁɬ territory and his homelands of Treaty 7 territory. His lens-based work witnesses expressions of Indigeneity, creating imagery that attempts to candidly explore the land and the people, the ways people use and connect to the land, and the artifacts they leave on it. Chiniquay was a 2021 Wedge Artist in Residence, exhibitions include Queen’s University Racism is Garbage and New Growth 221A.
Contributions
Ake Huchimagachach Ena (I’ll see you again mother) Ake Huchimagachach Ade (I’ll see you again father)Text by Nya Lewis
Cultural memoirs by Solomon Chiniquay and jaz whitford.
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