Gordon Sparks: Mi’kmaq Creation Story
October 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Gordon Sparks: Mi’kmaq Creation Story
Wednesday October 28, 2026 @ 6:00 pm
Tweedie Hall, Wallace McCain Student Centre (62 York St)
This is a free event and open to the public
Join artist Gordon Sparks for a special presentation of the Mi’kmaq creation story. Sparks is a Mi’kmaw artist committed to mentorship and cultural preservation. Raised in Papineau First Nation, he now lives in Rought Waters, New Brunswick, where he practices traditional Mi’kmaq wooden mask carving and tattooing.
This presentation is part of the Indigenous Speaker Series at Mount Allison University, organized in collaboration with Nicole Porter, Mi’kmaq cultural coordinator and knowledge keeper for Amlamgog (Fort Folly First Nation), and funded through the Marjorie Young Bell Distinguished Speaker Endowment Fund and Future Wabanaki. It is linked to an artist residency organized by the Owens Art Gallery.
Photo: Captured by Sasha, 2023