Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek artist publishes book to celebrate creating art for others
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek (BZA) artist Shaun Hedican recently published Nishwaasobiboonag, which means eight years, to celebrate eight years of having the...
Indigenous artwork takes over Kensington Market
By Kristin Grant TORONTO—For the month of May, Toronto’s Kensington Market will be filled with Indigenous activists, artists and survivors, or at the very least,...
Lenape in your bones: live performance and Indigenous language revitalization unite to make theatre history
By Jeff D’Hondt TORONTO— A team of highly acclaimed Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists will literally vibrate bones to demonstrate the power of the Lenape language...
New Eagle Staff to honour those murdered and missing
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION— A determined father carried the new Eagle Staff honouring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Missing...
Round Dance for Rama
By Rick Garrick CHIPPEWAS OF RAMA FIRST NATION—Rama’s first round dance was a success with about 200-300 people in attendance for a pipe ceremony, feast,...
Lakehead University students and faculty learn of the 100 Years of Loss
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—The 100 Years of Loss: The Residential School System in Canada Mobile Exhibition was presented from April 10-12 at Lakehead University in...
Urban Infill exhibition reignites Thunder Bay downtown core
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—The Ahnisnabae Art Gallery was one of the businesses in Thunder Bay that participated in the wearable art window performances during...
The gift of Regalia
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek’s Gavin Eveleigh was gifted with a set of men’s grassy dancer regalia by three women from Long Lake...
All-Indigenous musicians and singers deliver a showstopping performance
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—A group of First Nation singers and musicians were featured during two Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra Noondaagotoon performances on April 9...
It’s a dog’s life
By Jolene Banning Chaga is a traditional medicine used by my ancestors forever and a day. It is known for curing cancers. It is smoked...
Jingle Dress healing dance featured at Pow Wow
By Rick Garrick TORONTO—The 10th Annual George Brown College Four Sacred Colours Pow Wow featured a jingle dress healing dance and a drum presentation on...
Indigenous students take centre stage to perform on the devastating effects of suicide
By Rick Garrick TORONTO—Three Indigenous students from the Centre for Indigenous Theatre are creating a play about the devastating effects of suicide pacts for performance...
Lambton Shores open house brings neighbouring communities together
By Colin Graf KETTLE & STONY POINT FIRST NATION—Residents and their neighbours from the municipality of Lambton Shores took time last weekend to visit together...
Historical recounting of the settlement of the Canadian West hits the stage tonight
By Rick Garrick MONTREAL—Curve Lake writer Drew Hayden Taylor is looking forward to seeing his “ironic, iconic and sardonic” comments during the upcoming production of...
Human Rights Arts Festival showcases Indigenous short films
By Carrie MacKenzie KINGSTON—As part of the Isabel Human Rights Arts Festival, Queen’s University hosted An Evening of Indigenous Short Films on March 22. These...