Three Sisters – both literal and allegorical. Three women, each with a vegetable, and these three vegetables, corn, squash, and beans, are the three sisters of indigenous agriculture. These were the main crops of most North American native groups and they were usually planted together; together they thrived for thousands of years.
This is one of two murals by Paula Tikay and Aner Urra (aka tikay & aner) in the Dundas West area. They are two indigenous Mapuche artists from Chile who were invited to come to Toronto to paint the murals.
The project was organized by Rodrigo Ardiles (of the Dundas West Museum). This neighbourhood was chosen because of its ties to the many immigrants from Chile who have found a home here as early as the 1970s. Children from the nearby Alexander Muir / Gladstone Avenue Junior and Senior Public School and The Grove Community School had some input on the mural. Also involved was StartARToronto.
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