The Healing Brush: A Conversation With Brian J. Waboose

PERSONAL STORIES/ART/ABORIGINAL CULTURE. For around three decades, Ojibwe artist Brian J. Waboose has been using painting and sculpture to help heal from wounds inflicted upon him through his experiences in a residential school.  Physical, emotional and sexual abuse led Brian to drugs, alcohol and a loss of his culture.  Through his artwork, Brian works towards his recovery and to promote his Ojibwe heritage.
 
REPORTER: Morgan Kagesheongai and Caitlin Dougon
WRITER: Mister Stew
SOUND EDITOR: Mister Stew
AVATAR: Mister Stew
MUSIC: "Morning Star Rise" by Joseph Firecrow