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Alan Syliboy

A Mi’kmaq artist from Nova Scotia’s Millbrook First Nation, Alan Syliboy studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, having mentored with influential Maliseet artist Shirley Bear in the early 1970s. In 2007, he illustrated The Stone Canoe: Two Lost Mi’kmaq Texts, an important publication of two rare Mi’kmaq manuscripts, traditional narratives written in Míkmawísimk>, hailed by Indigenous scholar Bonita Lawrence as “a profound reclaiming of Mi’kmaq oral tradition, epistemology, and aesthetics.” One of the characters from this collection features in Syliboy’s NFB animated short Vistas: Little Thunder, inspired by Mi’kmaq petroglyphs found in Kejimkujik National Park.

  • Petit Tonnerre
    Petit Tonnerre
    Nance Ackerman  &  Alan Syliboy 2009 2 min
    Court métrage d’animation inspiré de la légende micmaque, Petit Tonnerre examine l’humour autochtone. Nous suivons Little Thunder qui, à contrecœur, quitte sa famille pour entreprendre un long voyage en canot qui fera de lui un homme.
  • Little Thunder
    Little Thunder
    Nance Ackerman  &  Alan Syliboy 2009 2 min
    This animated short, inspired by the Mi'kmaq legend "The Stone Canoe" explores Indigenous humour. We follow Little Thunder as he reluctantly leaves his family and sets out on a cross-country canoe trip to become a man.

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