Image Credits
I would like to thank Lionel Peyachew (bio below), Associate Professor with the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv), for his permission to use the photo of his beautiful sculpture (there are 4 sets of a buffalo and calf sculpture located on the FNUniv Regina Campus) for the cover of this textbook. The buffalo and education are key concepts in several chapters so I am very grateful to Lionel to be able to use this photo of his work. I would also like to thank the First Nations University of Canada Communications Department for sharing this photo and for their permission to utilize the photo.
- Title: Education is The New Buffalo
- Sculptor: Lionel Peyachew
- Creator and Photo Source: First Nations University of Canada Communications Department
- Copyright information: Copyright Date Unknown and Used With Permission
Please see Lionel Peyachew’s bio:
Lionel Auburn Peyachew is Nakota Cree from the Red Pheasant First Nations, Peyachew serves as an Associate Professor in Indigenous Communication and Fine Arts at the Fist Nations University of Canada. In 2000, Peyachew graduated with a MFA from the University of Calgary and has since been teaching 3D design, 2D design, traditional Indigenous art and Indigenous art history. Other specialized training includes a BFA in sculpture from the University of Lethbridge and the Alberta College of Art and Design. Peyachew has been a practicing artist for most of his career and has been awarded with several major public commissions since completing his thesis specializing in sculpture. A list of the more notable public work are: The Four Directions-Regina Campus (2005), Doorways to Opportunity Yorkton, SK. (2006), Counting Coup-Yorkton, SK. (2008) Buffalo Run-2010 Vancouver Olympics (2010), Redline-Regina, SK (2012), Wicanhpi Duta Win or Red Star Woman (2017), Education is the New Buffalo-Calgary, AB (2018). Peyachew has won numerous other awards including three with the Canada Council for the Arts and three awards with the Aboriginal Achievement for the Arts.
