York Street Steps - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 25.637 W 075° 41.702
18T E 445629 N 5030652
Inaugurated in 1999, the York Street Steps link Mackenzie Avenue and Sussex Drive in Ottawa, Canada's Capital City.
Waymark Code: WMZE8T
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/28/2018
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Kwáshkwan-in! (which translates as Jump! in the Algonquin language) is a figurative representation on the York Street steps featuring six brightly colored salmon jumping a waterfall as they return to their spawning grounds to nurture the next generation.
The artwork was created by Naomi Ratte, a member of the Peguis First Nation and an alumna of the University of Manitoba (Bachelor of Environmental Design). Her graphic image was selected by Canadian Heritage as a result of a call for proposals to emerging Canadian artists aged 18 to 35.
Kwáshkwan-in! will be on display until May 2019.
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