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On this episode of Below the Radar, our host Am Johal speaks with Marianne Nicolson, an artist and activist of the Musgamakw Dzawada’enuxw First Nations. They discuss ways that Marianne uses art practice to uphold Kwakwaka’wakw philosophies and resist settler-colonial fictions about Indigenous peoples. Marianne describes how her work challenges the colonial practice of treating Indigenous artmaking traditions as resources to be extracted. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/200-marianne-nicolson.html Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/200-marianne-nicolson.html Resources: Marianne Nicolson: https://www.mariannenicolson.com/ The Sea Captain at Surrey Central skytrain station: https://www.surrey.ca/arts-culture/surrey-public-art/public-art-collection/the-sea-captain Cliff Painting at Kingcome Inlet: https://themedicineproject.com/marianne-nicolson.html#null