Généalogies autochtones, héritages et ramifications

Gismondi discusses "artist families" and the generational production of art. Although Indigenous kinship structures are nebulous and wide-reaching, the immediate family is a key source of knowledge and space for teaching. Families often revere makers and lovingly pass on traditions, graphic motifs, techniques, and other closed teachings. There is often a noticeable similarity between works presented publicly by some career Indigenous artists and pieces made by family members. Thinking about art through the lens of family (biological or chosen) has been a standard practice in modern and contemporary Western art, but the same strategy for curating and research has yet to materialize across generations of Indigenous artists and makers.