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Audrey Dreaver “NO. I do not speak Cree.” April 8 to May 25 Opening Reception: Friday, April 12 at 7:00 pm The exhibition: NO. I do not speak Cree. presents a collection of quietly elegant and yet powerful images by Saskatchewan nēhiyawak (Plains Cree)... More

Audrey Dreaver “NO. I do not speak Cree.” April 8 to May 25 Opening Reception: Friday, April 12 at 7:00 pm The exhibition: NO. I do not speak Cree. presents a collection of quietly elegant and yet powerful images by Saskatchewan nēhiyawak (Plains Cree) artist, Audrey Dreaver. Developed during a Masters of Fine Arts program at the University of Regina, the resulting paintings and prints document her research into her family’s history of Cree language loss and consider how this loss has impacted her cultural identity as a Cree woman. In this exploration, Dreaver poses questions: How did my family come to lose our language? Is your language who you are? Does my inability to speak my language mean that I am less Cree? The artist invites viewers to engage in her exploration and consider if language loss affects identity by breaking continuity with one’s past and culture. Audrey Dreaver is nēhiyawak (Plains Cree) and grew up in Prince Albert; her family comes from the Mistawasis and Ahtahkak Less