Roots of Healing: Artwork brings strength and connection to Juravinski Hospital’s new Indigenous Healing Space – Hamilton Health Sciences
October 7, 2025
When Indigenous artist Anthony (T.J.) Henhawk learned about the opportunity to create artwork for the new Indigenous Healing Room at Hamilton Health Sciences’ Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre (JHCC), he immediately knew where to start: the Tree of Peace, or white pine.
“The Tree of Peace for me, especially in Haudenosaunee culture, represents strength,” he says. “When I was looking at this project, what came to me was strength and roots. There are different tales and stories and legends that talk about the Tree of Peace and different references of how the people are in your life are roots and branches and leaves. This describes the way your life grows from a seedling.”
His piece, titled The Great Pine: Roots of Healing, is a vibrant digital painting created specifically for the new Indigenous Healing Room at JHCC.
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