About
A mural to acknowledge and understand Indigenous realities
MU created this new public artwork at Square Cabot as part of the Arrue project. This initiative, led by the Government of Quebec in collaboration with Ville de Montréal, aims to destigmatize homelessness through public art in three Quebec cities. Through various urban art interventions, the public is invited to better understand the realities of homelessness in order to foster improved social cohabitation.
Designed by artist Jason Sikoak, the mural entitled THEY SING is rooted in the heart of Cabot Square — a place of significance for Indigenous people experiencing housing precarity. The work emerged from a co-creation process involving MU’s art educators and staff from the Café Maison Ronde, a social reintegration organization supported by L’Itinéraire.
Jason Sikoak lives in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal and is originally from Rigolet, an Inuit community in Labrador. A graduate of Concordia University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, he created an image portraying two sisters, two spirits:
“One represents missing and murdered Indigenous women, and the other, Indigenous children who were taken and adopted. The full moon above them conveys a message of peace, reconciliation, happiness, and safety for their Nations.”
