Bound by Wampum: Beadwork, Land, and Nationhood

Join artist Nadia Myre and historian Alan Ojiig Corbiere (M’Chigeeng First Nation) for an in-depth conversation exploring wampum beadwork, land, treaty relationships, and nationhood.

Presented in conjunction with Nadia Myre: Analog/ues, the Annual Julia Norton Babson Lecture brings artist Nadia Myre and historian Alan Ojiig Corbiere together for a conversation about wampum, land, treaties, and nationhood. Explore the role of wampum in agreements between nations, its influence on Myre’s work, and the responsibilities these objects carry. Myre and Corbiere will also discuss Native land rights in Canada and the United States and why these historic agreements remain relevant today.

About the Speakers

Nadia Myre

Nadia Myre (Algonquin, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, b. 1974) is a visual artist based in Montreal, Canada. She is a graduate of Camosun College, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, and Concordia University, where she currently serves as the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Arts Practice and directs her studio, Kinawind Lab.

In her acclaimed career spanning two decades, Myre's work has been exhibited extensively in North America, Europe, and beyond and has earned her numerous accolades, including the Eiteljorg Fellowship (2003), Sobey Art Award (2014), Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec (2019), and the Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas (2025).

Photo forthcoming

Alan Ojiig Corbiere

Bio forthcoming.