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Q&A: A Stó:lō artist on the connections between nature, medicine, and art
Carrielynn Victor sat down with the Bigger Than Me Podcast to talk about her artwork and intergenerational connections
Grace Kennedy
July 23, 2024
Stó:lō artist Carrielynn Victor spoke with Chawathil podcaster Aaron Pete about art, nature, and Indigenous connection. 📷 Bigger Than Me Podcast
This story first appeared in the July 23 edition of the Fraser Valley Current newsletter. Subscribe for free to get Fraser Valley news in your email every weekday morning.
The land remembers. The water remembers.
Water has been cycled through generations, and combined with the tears of Carrielynn Victor’s ancestors. It nourished the medicinal plants she harvested from forests in Chilliwack. When water broke through the Sumas dike in 2021, Victor saw it remember and retrace its traditional path to the Fraser River.
“This water is me and this water is you and it connects us,” Victor said.
On National Indigenous People’s Day, Victor sat down with Chawathil podcaster Aaron Pete to talk about nature, art, history, and Indigenous connection. Victor, a Stó:lō artist, conservationist, storyteller, and medicine practitioner, shared her experiences with incorporating nature into art, discussed her passion for plants, and explored the importance of intergenerational connection.
Today, we are sharing an excerpt of that conversation between Victor and Pete, focusing on Indigenous medicine, Sumas Lake, and the concept of Tomiyeqw—the idea that decisions we make today should consider our future progeny.
You can watch a complete video of the hour-long discussion at the bottom of the article.
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