Irwin Oostindie

Irwin Oostindie is a Dutch settler artist and curator who has led local and international media and culture projects for three decades. A prolific independent curator, festival producer, and staff programmer he has worked in the grassroots, as well as with municipal and First Nation governments. As a settler cultural worker, he advocates for genuine reconciliation and redress, promoting cultural policy to stop the erasure of Coast Salish culture in Vancouver, and is co-editing an anthology of archeology and culture. He is enrolled at SFU in graduate studies, and has conducted research in innercity cultural and economic development and cultural heritage of Whey-ah-Wichen.