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But the WAG’s history with Indigenous art began decades ago with the purchase of its first piece of Inuit art in 1956. In 1970, the gallery acquired 4,000 more pieces from a private collection and in 1972 hosted Canada’s first public display of contemporary First Nations art with the Treaty numbers 23, 287, 1171 exhibition. Today, nearly half of the WAG’s permanent collection is comprised of work by Indigenous artists including carvings, drawings, prints, textiles and new media. It is also home to the world’s largest public collection of contemporary Inuit art, holding in trust nearly 14,000 pieces. Located on Treaty 1 territory, the gallery is focusing on growing the collection of work by artists with strong ties to Manitoba from Anishinaabe, Ininiwak, Anishininiwak, Dakota, Dene and Métis heritage. The journey of creating a dedicated space to recognize and honour Indigenous artists began in 2012, the year of the WAG’s centennial, when American architect Michael Maltzan won an international juried competition to design the WAG Inuit art centre. His design was inspired by a trip to Nunavut. The undulating white stone façade, which appears to float above the > continued on page 6
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