M’Chigeeng hosts Canadian Roots Exchange 2015
By Kelly Crawford M’CHIGEENG FIRST NATION – Canadian Roots Exchange (CRE) participants spent a week visiting M’Chigeeng First Nation, Sheguiandah First Nation and Wikwemikong Unceded...
Aboriginal Pavilion: A ‘do not miss’ Pan Am celebration
By Laura Robinson If you have any chance of getting to Toronto between right now and the end of July, check out the extraordinary...
Poetry is meant to be read slowly
Reviewed by Christine McFarlane Wabigoon River Poems is written by award winning writer David Groulx and covers a wide range of social justice issues within...
Planet IndigenUS returns with over 300 artists from around the globe
TORONTO, ON — Planet IndigenUS returns to Harbourfront Centre and Woodland Cultural Centre, its co-producing partner, July 31– August 9. This contemporary 10-day festival showcases...
Historic Aboriginal Pavilion music, arts, athletics and culture festival kicks off first week with star studded Opening Night extravaganza
TORONTO – Beginning this week the Aboriginal Pavilion – the lone “official” Indigenous music and arts festival taking place during the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan...
Progression of Indigenous theatre at the National Arts Centre
By Suzanne Keeptwo OTTAWA – Twenty-six years ago, the National Arts Centre (NAC) presented Tomson Highway’s Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing (1989),twenty years prior...
#YouAreWelcome Food Truck brings Aboriginal Cuisine to Pan Am Games
Visitors Encouraged to Eat, Play, Learn with Host First Nation, Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation Before Canada was a poutine nation, traditional Aboriginal...