etuapmumk
two Eyed Seeing: Ways of Being and Seeing
A video-recorded series of four conversations held in spring, summer, fall, and winter over the course of a year brings Elders, academics, youth, and activists together to explore the impacts of climate change in a rapidly developing world.
These films are made the way we carry stories—listening first, laughing when we can, and refusing to let hard truths go untold. The lens follows the threads of land and water stewardship, sovereignty, and the knowledge of our people.
The films aren’t just warnings; they’re invitations—to act, to learn, and to remember who we are to the places that hold us.
These films listen before they look. They hold grief and good humour in the same frame, and they insist that land, water, and people are family, not “resources.” These stories are more than climate warnings; they’re instructions for staying human on a changing planet.
Let the community hold us all together as we walk towards what climate justice and action mean to us, and remember the tales we will tell future generations.
Etuaptmumk / Two Eyed Seeing was co-created by Rosemary Georgeson and Lara Aysal inspired by the concept originated by Mik’maq Elder Albert Marshall.
Summer
Rosemary Georgeson, Dr. Lyana Patrick, and Dr. Evan Adams discuss the concept of two eyed seeing through times of climate change. Shot on Galiano Island in Summer 2024.
These discussions are based on the concept of "Etuapmumk- Two Eyed Seeing" coined by Mi'kmaq Elder Albert Marshall.
fall
Christie Lee Charles, Audrey Siegl, Rosemary Georgeson and Kimmora Charles, discuss their experiences as women living in an increasingly urbanized environment.
Shot in Fall 2024 on traditional Musqueam territory at the Vancouver Maritime Museum.
These discussions are based on the concept of "Etuapmumk- Two Eyed Seeing" coined by Mi'kmaq Elder Albert Marshall.
Winter
Rosemary Georgeson, Nicole Bird, and Lynn Power discuss urban Indigenous life, working in the Downtown Eastside, and Indigenous-led collaboration across knowledge systems. in a world impacted by colonization and climate change.
Recorded during winter 2025 at Carnegie Community Centre.
Spring
Rosemary Georgeson, Bill Blaney, Darren Blaney, Kai Blaney, Dude Lennon, and Kw'astanya Blaney discuss the concept of two eyed seeing through times of climate change.
Shot on Xwémalhkwu terriroty, Spring 2025. These discussions are based on the concept of "Etuapmumk- Two Eyed Seeing" coined by Mi'kmaq Elder Albert Marshall.
