Indigenous Artworks Along The Line

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Remembrance and identity are shaped by familiar public spaces. Inspired by transit signage and the Broadway Subway Project, we propose Indigenous station renaming paired with public art and a mobile microsite. This tool integrates language and culture into commuting through bite-sized interactions, creating accessible, low-effort opportunities for cultural awareness, connection, and everyday Indigenous language learning.

School:

SFU

Department:

Publishing

Course:

PUB 438: Design Awareness in Publishing Process and Products

Instructors:

  • Mauve Pagé

Student Team:

  • Vicoria Xi
  • Linh Nguyen
  • Linda Jolly

Strategy:

  • UNDRIP Action Plan

City goal area:

Community Partners:

  • Lauren Schneider
  • Kyra Borland

Term:

Spring 2026

Summary

*HUBBUB 26 People’s Choice Award Winner: Project that most inspires change.*

Remembrance and personal identity is shaped by known public spaces in one’s neighbourhood. We’re inspired by street renaming signage around transit stops and the Broadway Subway Project by BC Translink. We wanted to bring public artworks to rapidly changing skytrain transit hubs with an Indigenous station name renaming proposal. We aim to create a moment of cultural visibility through public art and learning about Indigenous languages while commuters travel through Vancouver. We believe by being connected to nature and urban public places, we can better engage with language, culture, and names. Therefore, we created a digital tool that brings together public artworks, Indigenous station renaming, and a mobile microsite to create a connected, place-based experience. By linking language and cultural content directly to specific transit locations, it strengthens the relationship between place, identity, and everyday movement through the city. Instead of requiring dedicated time or effort, the project integrates learning into existing commuter behaviours. Through simple, bite-sized audio and visual interactions, it transforms passive transit time into opportunities for cultural awareness, while remaining low-effort and non-disruptive. The project creates accessible entry points for Indigenous language learning in daily life. Rather than positioning learning as formal or intensive, it focuses on gentle exposure and repeated encounters, helping build familiarity, awareness, and appreciation over time.

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