In the Shadow of a Tkarón:to Expressway, Secwépemc Artist Honours Flora on Forest Floors

In the shadow of a Tkarón:to expressway, Secwépemc artist honours flora on forest floors

As Tania Willard constructed a depiction of a forest floor under an expressway in downtown Tkarón:to (Toronto), she reflected on both the threats to ecosystems and their importance to her people.

In the shadow of a Tkarón:to expressway, Secwépemc artist honours flora on forest floors - The Turtle Island News

By Dionne Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews As Tania Willard constructed a depiction of a forest floor under an expressway in downtown Tkarón:to (Toronto), she reflected on both the threats to ecosystems and their importance to her people. “Because the fact is, we’re all in urgent times when it comes to the natural world,” the Secwépemc artist told IndigiNews. Her new artwork Declaration of the Understory opened to the p…

In the shadow of a Tkarón:to expressway, Secwépemc artist honours the flora on forest floors

Willard with her artwork for the “Sun/Shade” exhibition held underneath the Gardiner Expressway until Oct. 2025. Photo by Mila Bright As Tania Willard constructed a depiction of a forest floor under an expressway in downtown Tkarón:to (Toronto), she reflected on both the threats to ecosystems and their importance to her people.   “Because the fact is, we’re all in urgent times when it comes to the natural world,” the Secwépemc artist told Indigi…