In 2022 Parks Canada approached BUMP to create a mural around the endangered whitebark pine tree. After a nationwide call for artists to paint this mural and a careful decision making process between BUMP and Parks Canada, @kamamak_art / @_kamamak - an IndigiQueer Nehiyaw iskwew (Cree Woman) artist was selected to paint this mural - a public art installation to increase awareness among Calgary audiences of the whitebark pine in and the ongoing conservation work conducted by Banff National Park to protect this species-at-risk. Projects like this are an incredible way for BUMP to facilitate important conversations through art about issues that are urgent and important to us all. Today we are proud to announce the completion of this fantastic mural, ᐋᐧᐦᑰᐦᑐᐃᐧᐣ Wâhkôhtowin, by Kamamak. We are also excited to say that this is BUMP’s first Inglewood mural! In her design Kamamak reflects on this species and its ability to provide for so many other forms of life in its ecosystem. In naming her mural Wâhkôhtowin, she further pushes a message of the interconnectedness between us and all our relations. Wahkotowin is the Cree law of taking care of one another through relationship and kinship, seen here through the Whitebark Pine. Found within high-elevation forests in Western Canada, whitebark pine seeds are nutritional foods for birds, squirrels and bears; their growth influences snowmelt, soil development and the habitat conditions of other plants. When the health of whitebark pine suffers, so too do the species and ecosystems they support. The species-at-risk is in decline across Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, Yoho, Mount Revelstoke, Glacier and Waterton Lakes national parks. You can learn more about this species at the link in our bio. Thank you @parks.canada for this amazing opportunity. This mural can be found at 922 9 Ave SE Photos by: @dakidt_usoment @dakidt_usoment @asim.overstands