Original artwork unveiled to mark land acknowledgement

September 25, 2025 @ 7:21 amNews, Walkerton Herald-Times

Bruce County Warden Luke Charbonneau, left, and artist Kennedy Cameron-Nashkewa of Saugeen First Nation unveil her original work, Aki Ogichidaa, which translates to Protectors of the Land. The work was commissioned by the county to commemorate the formal introduction of the Bruce County land acknowledgement. The unveiling took place at the start of the Sept. 18 meeting of Bruce County Council. (Pauline Kerr photo)

WALKERTON – A young artist, 17-year-old Kennedy Cameron-Nashkewa of Saugeen First Nation, attended the Sept. 18 meeting of Bruce County Council to unveil her new work, Aki Ogichidaa, commissioned by the county to commemorate the formal introduction of the Bruce County land acknowledgement. The land acknowledgement was developed with guidance of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation…

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Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.