The Indigenous Archival Photo Project is Paul Seesequasis’s critical rereading of Canadian photographic archives, aimed at restoring to Indigenous communities the narration of their own histories. Framing the Creator’s Game is a new iteration of the project that focuses on lacrosse, a sport that is sacred for the Haudenosaunee. Historical photographs from Kahnawà:ke and contemporary images come together in an installation that reactivates collective memory. By revealing narratives absent from official history, Seesequasis invites us to reconsider the role of archives in transmitting Indigenous cultures and in shaping reconciliation dynamics.

Exhibition produced in partnership with OPTICA.