Renowned Native artist painted murals at ELSS

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Published Apr 25, 2024  •  6 minute read Photo by KEVIN McSHEFFREY Jenifer Brousseau, ADSB Indigenous Grad Coach at ELSS, stands in front of one of the murals that Que Rock painted last month while visiting the school. Article content For a week last month, Elliot Lake Secondary School hosted an renowned Indigenous artist Quintin Commanda, also referred to as Que Rock.  Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Jenifer Brousseau, ADSB Indigenous Grad Coach at the school, impressed after she saw some of his murals at the White Pines High School in Sault Ste. Marie, invited Que Rock to ELSS. She contacted Rock and asked him to come to her class at ELSS, and he accepted.  Article content “I was honored and privileged to be there,” said Rock. “I like going to smaller communities to show my artwork and just to share my story in the hope to inspire and create a positive and good experience for anybody.”  Originally, Rock planned to paint two murals at ELSS but when he saw a wall where another mural would work he felt he had...