Join Kokum Elsie Paul,  Catluminati,  Dutch, some of the world’s most captivating and endearing TikTokers in conversation with the AGO's Alexa Greist, Associate Curator and R. Fraser Elliot Chair, Prints and Drawings, about the universal need to capture, share and cherish the everyday. 

Presented in conjunction with the AGO exhibition I Am Here: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces.

Christopher Watson aka @Catluminati, originally born in North Carolina, moved to Washington State, after his brother joined the military. Struggling with anxiety, he goes on walks around his Tacoma neighbourhood and visits cats. He began filming his encounters with cats on TikTok in June of 2020 during the first lockdowns in the United States.

Dutch deCarvalho (he/him) aka @Dutch is a creator, educator, and professional dancer. Dutch currently dances with multiple NYC-based dance companies and works in public education. As a content creator on TikTok, he has 1.4 million followers, and has been featured on BuzzFeed, NPR, Bustle, and Gothamist. A lifelong New Yorker, Dutch cares deeply about the city and its people, and his content often focuses on daily life in New York City and his experiences as an educator. 

Elsie Paul, aka @KokumElsiePaul, is a well-known Cree/Metis traditional facilitator born and raised on Wolf Lake Metis Settlement and relocated at two years of age to Saddle Lake. Elsie acquired many teachings from Elders in the community. Her teachings are based on respecting Mother Earth and all its creatures, spirituality and promoting harmony among each other. Elsie holds a Social Work Diploma from MacEwan University, an Addictions Certificate from Alberta Vocational Centre, Grouard and a Native Studies Certificate from Alberta Vocational Centre, Portage College.

Elsie also received the prestigious Esquao Award from the Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women for her work with women in conflict with the law. Her most recent recognition was being inducted into the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, whose mission promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education. Elsie is also the founder and President of KohkomKisewatisiwin Society, whose main goal is to reclaim the traditional ways of Kohkoms of the past.