Skins 7th Gen Character Design Workshop
We love science-fiction. But we noticed that very few Indigenous people show up in books, shows or games that depict the future. We want to change that, and believe that we can thrive by encouraging people to envision ourselves in seven generations. In this workshop, participants are guided in designing futuristic characters with pencil and paper. Discussion is encouraged.
Prerequisites: None
Duration: 2 hours – 2 weeks
We designed this workshop in response to a request to have a workshop that did not require computers or an internet connection, so we can do this one even without electricity! 2 hours is the optimal length of time for the pencil and paper workshop. The workshop can be extended to include 3D modeling and printing of the character created. 2 weeks of instruction is optimal for the 3D printing workshop.
Past 7th Gen Character Design Workshops
- KSS – 7th Gen Character Design
- Location: Montreal, QC, Kahnawake
- Date: October 5th and October 10th
- Duration: 2 sessions of 2hrs each
- Instructors: Skawennati Fragnito, Nancy Townsend, Vanessa Racine / Caeleigh Lightning (Training: Bronson Jacque & Taylor McArthur)
- 7th Gen Character Design+ – John Abbott College
- Location: John Abbott College (Day 1 and 3), Concordia University (Day 2)
- Date: March 16th, 27th and April 13th
- Duration: 3 sessions of 2hrs each
- Instructors: Nancy Townsend, Vanessa Racine, Caeleigh Lightning
- 7th Gen Character Design – Māoriland Film Festival
- Location: Concordia University
- Date: October 28, 2022
- Duration: 1 session of 2 hours and 45 minutes
- Instructors: Nancy Townsend, Skawennati Fragnito, Vanessa Racine
- 7th Gen Character Design – LoHxBAM
- Location: Concordia University
- Date: October 17
- Duration: 1 session
- Instructors: Skawennati and Nancy
- Extended 7th Gen Character Design – Black Community Resource Centre
- Location: Concordia University
- Date: August 29th – 30th 2022
- Duration: 3 sessions of 2 hours each
- Instructors: Kahentawaks Tiewishaw, Anastasia Erickson, Caeleigh Lightning
- 7th Generation Character Design – STEAMpunks Summer Camp
- Location: Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
- Date: 02 August 2022
- Duration: 3 hours
- Instructors: Kahentawaks Tiewishaw, Anastasia Erickson, Caeleigh Lightning
- 7th Gen Character Design – Northern Arts and Cultural Centre
- Location: Online
- Date: April 20th, 2022
- Duration: 3 hours
- Instructors: Kahentawaks Tiewishaw, Anastasia Erickson, Caeleigh Lightning
- 7th Gen Tech Design with Blender – Northern Arts and Cultural Centre
- Location: Online
- Date: April 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 2022
- Duration: 4 sessions of 4 hours
- Instructors: Kahentawaks Tiewishaw, Anastasia Erickson, Caeleigh Lightning
- 7th Gen Character Design – Journeys & Crossroads
- 7th Gen Character Design – Wemindji Youth Centre
- Location: Online
- Date: March 18th, 2021
- Duration: 2.5 hours
- Instructors: Kahentawaks Tiewishaw, Nafisa Sarwath
- 7th Gen Tech Design with Blender – WAMP
- Location: Online
- Date: February 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 2021
- Duration: 2 weekend sessions of 4 hours
- Instructors: Maize Longboat, Kahentawaks Tiewishaw
- 7th Gen Character Design – Wemindji Youth Centre
- Location: Online
- Date: October 22nd, 2020
- Duration: 2 hours
- Instructors: Maize Longboat, Nafisa Sarwath
- 7th Gen Character Design – imagineNATIVE
- Location: Online
- Date: September 3rd, 2020
- Duration: 3 hours
- Instructors: Maize Longboat, Kahentawaks Tiewishaw
- 7th Gen Character Design – MacKenzie Art Gallery
- Location: Online
- Date: May 27th, 2020
- Duration: 2 hours
- Instructors: Maize Longboat, Eve Whiteman-Desjarlais
- 7th Gen Character Design – Centre d’exposition de Val-d’Or
- Locations: École Amik-Wiche, Lac Simon & Centre d’amitié autochtone, Val-d’Or, QC
- Date: September 30th, 2019
- Duration: 2 sessions of 2 hours
- Instructors: Maize Longboat, Kahentawaks Tiewishaw
- Seventh Generation Character Design & Intro to Machinima – POP Montreal
- Location: Concordia University, Montreal, QC
- Date: July 15th – 19th, 2019
- Duration: 5 days
- Instructors: Skawennati, Maize Longboat, Kahentawaks Tiewishaw
- Imagining Indigenous Solarities: 7th Generation Character Design – After Oil
- Location: Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, QC
- Date: May 24th – 25th, 2019
- Duration: 2 sessions of 4 hours
- Instructors: Maize Longboat, Waylon Wilson
- Seventh Generation Character Design – Native Montreal
- Location: Native Montreal, Montreal, QC
- Date: April 9th, 2019
- Duration: 2 hours
- Instructor: Skawennati
- Seventh Generation Character Design – McGill University
- Location: First Peoples House, McGill University, Montreal, QC
- Date: March 26th, 2019
- Duration: 2 hours
- Instructor: Skawennati
- Seventh Generation Character Design – Kahnawake Survival School
- Location: Kahnawake Survival School, Kahnawake, QC
- Date: March – May 2018
- Duration: 5 sessions of 2 hours
- Instructors: Skawennati, Jason Edward Lewis, Nancy Townsend, Dominick Meissner (Behaviour Interactive), Vivian Herzog (Behaviour Interactive), Kahentawaks Tiewishaw, Raymond Caplin, Maize Longboat
- Seventh Generation Character Design – Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery
- Location: Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Montreal, QC
- Date: November 14th, 2017
- Duration: 2 hours
- Instructors: Skawennati, Jason Edward Lewis, Suzanne Kite, Maize Longboat
- Future Character Design – Dechinta Bush University
- Location: Dechinta Bush University, Blachford Lake, Akaitcho, NT
- Date: May 4th, 2016
- Duration: 2 hours
- Instructors: Skawennati, Jason Edward Lewis