Lethbridge Public Art 5 Public Art Collection 5 Niitoyis itsinika’si / Lodge Stories and History

Niitoyis itsinika’si / Lodge Stories and History

Api’soomaahka / William Singer III,

March

2024

This work is based on a Blackfoot tipi, with the designs and images becoming “books” in and of themselves. Each tells a different story, and all have the connecting theme of the sky beings, the spirit world, and the earth. The natural world is the foundation of knowledge. 

From left to right:
Sspomitapiiks / Star beings – Blackfoot origin cosmos
Akaitapiiks / Ancestors – Spirit world
Ksahkomm / Earth Knowledge – Connection

Budget:

$25,000