MOTHER: embodied earth performance is a series of ten short videos of Indigenous performances inspired, enacted and created on the land and waters of the Lekwungen and Wsanec territories. Each performance expresses empowering acts of resurgence and healing to weave together embodied teachings from Mother Earth.

MOTHER honors Indigenous presence on the land and echoes the impulse to act in reciprocity towards all living beings. Healing our sacred bodies on our sacred mother earth through ritual, song, and the dances of our ancestors has always been the way onward.

Originally titled Vision Quest, this project began in 2019 with a grant from the BC Arts Council, in partnership with the Belfry theatre. Five weeks into rehearsals with an all-Indigenous cast, COVID-19 changed the project's trajectory and transformed it into ten filmed performances on the land.

MOTHER was birthed through enriching conversations on and in the earth and waters. Ten Indigenous performances created by diverse nations.