Good Medicine is an art installation that celebrates Indigenous understandings of healing and health, highlighting that wellness extends beyond the treatment of physical illness. For Indigenous peoples, medicine has always been holistic. It is grounded in the understanding that the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of a person are all connected and inseparable. True healing comes from creating balance within all tour.

This artwork is centred around the Medicine Wheel, a teaching that reflects the many stages and cycles of our lives. It represents the four colours, directions, elements, seasons, stages of life, sacred medicines, and more. It reminds us that every part of creation is interconnected. Health is not a destination but a lifelong journey of maintaining balance among all of these elements.

Ceremony is an essential part of Indigenous healing. The Sweat Lodge is a place of prayer, reflection, and renewal, where we gather to seek guidance, healing, and strength. Ceremony reminds us that healing is not something we do alone. It is nurtured through community and by recognizing that our well-being is deeply connected to those around us.

The Seven Grandfather Teachings help guide our understanding of wellness. Wisdom, Humility, Respect, Love, Courage, Honesty, and Truth remind us to live in a way that allows us to become Good Medicine for others through our actions and the way we support our communities.

Created for the College of Pharmacy at the University of Manitoba, this mural honours the longstanding knowledge that Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island have carried for generations. Pharmacy plays an essential role in caring for our physical health, while Indigenous teachings remind us to also care for our mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Good Medicine invites us to reflect on what it truly means to care for ourselves and one another. When balance is restored within ourselves and our communities, we create space for true wellness to flourish.

This artwork is installed by Iqonic Design, the only company I trust to help me bring these large installations to life!

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