Philip Cote
| Industry | Arts |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Philip Harvey Cote, Noodjmowin “The Healer”, Misko-gayaashk “Red-Seagull” Moose Deer Point First Nation Shawnee, Lakota, Potawatomi, and Ojibway |
| Introduction | Philip Cote is an artist, Activist and educator, recently recognized as a young spiritual elder, a Sundancer, a Pipe Carrier, a Sweat Ceremony leader, and a member of the Eagle Society. A graduate of OCAD University’s Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art, Media and Design in 2015, Philip creates opportunities for teaching methodologies on Indigenous symbolism, language, knowledge, and history. His teaching philosophy comes from his personal experience of Active Participation and experiential learning through working as Indigenous knowledge and wisdom keeper, whether it be through ceremonies, sharing oral stories, or observations through land-based pedagogy. He has been involved in Indigenous cultural practice for most of his life and this has led him to recognize that Indigenous people’s identity and language are directly linked to their relationships to land and to one another. |
| Interests | Educator, Artist, Activist, Storyteller, Cultural Interpreter and Historian. |