AGO First Nations Art and Artefacts

Toronto, Ontario - JULY 22, 2014 Left; "Burying the Ruler", 1992 by Carl Beam derived from a 1991 film in which Carl Beam filmed himself digging a hole and burying a foot-long steel ruler in it. The ruler represents empirical approaches of traditional Anishinabee and First Nations knowledge. Right; "Premises for Self Rule: The Royal Proclamation, 1763" by Robert Houle, 1994 in oil, photo emulsion, and laser-cut vinyl on Plexiglas and canvas. The AGO mounts a major exhibtion of First Nations art and artefacts, honouring First Nations peoples of the Great Lakes. July 22, 2014. (Chris So/Toronto Star via Getty Images)