"St. Eugene Mission"
Reproduced as an Iris Giclée in a limited
edition of 250,
hand signed and numbered by the artist.
Sizes of the reproductions are: 14" x 21" - ($400) or 10" x 15" - ($275)
It
was an honour to have been asked by Chief Sophie Pierre, of the Ktunaxa-/Kinbasket
Tribal Council to paint the St. Eugene Mission to hang in the new St.
Eugene Mission Resort and Casino of the Rockies.
The Ktunaxa people have lived in the
area for more than ten thousand years and have provided the region with
some of our finest cultural identity. As an artist this cultural uniqueness
is inspiring- as are the words of Tribal Elder Mary Paul, now deceased,
who in 1984 said "Since it was within the St. Eugene Mission that
the culture of the Kootenay Indian was taken away, it should be within
that building that it is returned."
Funds from the sale of these giclées will go toward establishing
the Interpretive Centre at the resort.
