Our Path Forward / Tsi Non:we Entewaha’hara’ne: Paintings by R. G. Miller

Whether you are a Survivor of an Indian residential school or are learning about these institutions for the first time, Our Path Forward / Tsi Non:we Entewaha’hara’ne: Paintings by R. G. Miller invites you to learn about artist R.G. Miller's personal experience. Taken from his family at the age of two, Miller spent 11 years at the Mohawk Institute—known to Survivors as the Mush Hole—a residential school in what is now Brantford, Ontario on the Six Nations reserve. The residential school system was a federally funded and church-run network of institutions in both Canada and the US, designed to forcibly assimilate Indigenous children with the ultimate goal of dismantling Indigenous nations. By removing the children from their families, languages, and cultures, these schools sought to erase Indigenous identities and replace them with Christian and settler values.

Our Path Forward gives form to Miller’s memories of the Mush Hole, revealing not only what was taken from him, but also what survived—his resilience, resistance, and Indigenous sovereignty. Organized by IA&A and curated by Neal B. Keating, the exhibition includes large oil paintings, mixed media sketches, and collages created by Miller from 2003 to 2008. IA&A is honored to bring Our Path Forward to tour, available for bookings from 2027 to 2031.

Please contact David Brescia-Weiler  for more information and for bookings.