2021-22 Knowledge of Wounds Program

The 2021-22 Knowledge of Wounds program revolves around four themes: Breath, S/kin, Blood, and Bone. These elemental components resonate with solar and lunar cycles, honoring Indigenous rhythms and temporalities. Each quarter interweaves four modes of dialogic engagement: 1) a bodymind-centered praxis; 2) a four-week course; 3) a keynote address/conversation; 4) a round table discussion.

Breath

June 20, 2021–September 22, 2021

Northern Hemisphere: Summer Solstice to Fall Equinox / Southern Hemisphere: Winter Solstice to Spring Equinox

S/kin

September 23, 2021–December 20, 2021

Northern Hemisphere: Fall Equinox to Winter Solstice / Southern Hemisphere: Spring Equinox to Summer Solstice

Blood

December 21, 2021–March 20, 2022

Northern Hemisphere: Winter Solstice to Spring Equinox / Southern Hemisphere: Summer Solstice to Fall Equinox

Bone

March 21, 2022–June 21, 2022

Northern Hemisphere: Spring Equinox to Summer Solstice / Southern Hemisphere: Fall Equinox to Winter Solstice

Knowledge of Wounds

It is with joy and gratitude that we announce the launch of a new season of programming for Knowledge of Wounds (K.o.W) 2021-22, and with it, the kindling of our evolving digital container, www.knowledgeofwounds.com. In observance of the 2021 Solstice, we extend an invitation to join us by this virtual fireside for the unveiling of the full K.o.W 2021-22 program, a series of Indigenous-led events which will continue to unfold in this space over the course of an entire celestial year.

K.o.W focuses on the intersections of Indigeneity, gender, sexuality, and the body. By centering praxes of mutual care, sovereignty, and accessibility, this program asks how we can engage diverse forms of embodiment, techniques, and forms that honor our wounds as points of entry to other selves and other worlds.

The 2021-22 Knowledge of Wounds program revolves around four themes: Breath, S/kin, Blood, and Bone. These elemental components resonate with solar and lunar cycles, honoring Indigenous rhythms and temporalities. Each quarter interweaves four modes of dialogic engagement: a body/mind-centered practice, a four-week course, a keynote address, and a roundtable discussion.

Our first season/quarter, Breath, centers Indigiqueer poetics, song, orality, sonic cultures, and the collective care of our vibrational bodies. Through breath, we consider what it means to be in resonance with ourselves, with each other, and with all life. For this first season, we are thrilled to announce the following participating artists, thinkers, and healers: Ellen Van Neerven, Nicholas Galanin, Jack Grey, Seini Taumeopeau, Emma Bastable, Eric Avery, Marika Clymer, Joshua Whitehead, and Romaine Moreton.

In lighting this fire, we honor our entwined ancestral lineages of blood, practice, struggle, and affinity. We humbly honor those who have preceded us, those who are yet to come, and the continuity of Indigenous cultural brilliance in which our work finds its anchor. This is a space held by and for Indigenous peoples, though we welcome all who arrive in the spirit of good relations.

For full program details, head to www.knowledgeofwounds.com