This project is a six-part video/performance investigating the migration of the Coyote to Eastern Canada. In 2009 the provincial government instated a bounty on Coyotes in the province. These performances examine the causes of the migration, suggesting that the spread of the Coyote to new parts of the continent are a direct result of human development. They use Coyote pelts to direct attention to a real problem facing eastern Canada: Urban sprawl. In doing so, these performances also sought to welcome the Coyote to Eastern Canada, and to make a place for it amidst contemporary mythology.
Many thanks to participants in the project. Morrigan MacLean, Mark Fleming, Josh Collins, Jyelle Vogel, Kelly Larkin Conway, Lauren Matheson, Kelley Consolvo, Christine Comeau, Julia Kemp, and documenters Laurie Morvan-Houle and Andrew Maize. Thanks also to Andrew and Angela Hersey for hosting us during the creation of the project.
These videos were generously funded by The Halifax Regional Arts Council Open Projects program and the Nocturne Art at Night Festival in Halifax.
