Lt. Governor Mirasty to host event celebrating new tipi artwork by Saskatchewan students

Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty and Donna Mirasty invite the public to an event welcoming home new artwork which will line the inside of the LGO tipi. Join Their Honours at Government House in Regina on Wednesday, September 25th, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.

Their Honours Donna and Russ Mirasty visited Payepot School and met with students working on the Lieutenant Governor’s Tipi Art Project. on June 20th, 2024.

The ceremony will celebrate the artwork created by Saskatchewan students and will include performances by pow wow dancers and the Payepot School drummers and singers. In addition, His Honour will bring greetings from The King, there will be opportunities to hear from the young artists, and the elders who blessed the liners earlier in the day will be on hand. Beverages and snacks will be offered outside while guests take turns viewing the liner in the tipi.

Displaying the students’ artwork on the LGO Tipi Liner at Payepot School on June 20, 2024.

In August of 2020, the Lieutenant Governor’s Office purchased a tipi to be used for ceremonial and educational purposes at Government House. The tipi included a large liner and Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty saw that blank liner as an opportunity to engage youth in an artwork project.

His Honour invited students from Carlton Comprehensive High School  in Prince Albert and Chief Payepot School of Piapot First Nation to create artwork to cover the canvas. The students learned about “tipi teachings” and what they learned helped inspire their original, vibrant paintings that now cover the liner.