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...
‘Back to Red Road’ a heartbreaking read
Reviewed by Christine Smith (McFarlane) “Back To The Red Road: A Story of Survival, Redemption and Love” is a memoir co-written by authors Florence Kaefer...
Aanmitaagzi’s Dances of Resistance takes part in Toronto’s Pan Am Games
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION – Aanmitaagzi’s Dances of Resistance is based out of Big Medicine Studio on Nipissing First Nation. Co-director and...
Pow-wows are about sharing
By Barb Nahwegahbow TORONTO – Pow Wow is about “sharing our culture, sharing our language, sharing our singing and our dancing and even sharing some...
Eagle Village’s Aboriginal Day more than drumming and dancing
By Jamie-Lee McKenzie EAGLE VILLAGE FIRST NATION – National Aboriginal Day has just wrapped up and for many First Nations – a day was filled...
Aamjiwnaang children celebrate culture and heritage
By Greg Plain AAMJIWNAANG – Children who attend the Aamjiwnaang Binoojiinyag Kino Maagewgamgoons (Daycare Centre) and community members celebrated their culture at the 36th Annual...
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Wikwemikong duo among APTN’s Aboriginal Day Live celebration
By Jamie-Lee McKenzie WIKWEMIKONG UNCEDED INDIAN RESERVE – After releasing their first single “Drowning” in October 2014, Shayne and Taylor May are excited about their...
Pic River celebrates Aboriginal Day
Story submitted by Grade 3 & 4 students, Pic River Elementary School OJIBWAYS OF PIC RIVER FIRST NATION –The community of Pic River First Nation...
‘The Gathering’ highlights Wikwemikong talent
By Barb Nahwegahbow MISSISSAUGA – Two of the finest artists from Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve were featured on June 6 at The Gathering in Mississauga,...
Working together for art and culture
By Jamie-Lee McKenzie ROUYN-NORANDA –First Nations in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue area came together on June 7 for Dialogue Deux – an event that marks the shared...
Book review: Idle No More – a national revolution
Reviewed by Christine Smith (McFarlane) #IDLENOMORE and the Remaking of Canada is a book that kind of examines the roots of the powerful Idle No...
Honouring our veterans at Maamwi Kindaaswin Festival and Pow-wow
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY – Maamwi Kindaaswin Festival and Pow Wow Celebration 2015 — “Honouring Our Veterans,” was held on June 6, the...
Chiefs of Ontario calls for more cultural support in public schools
TORONTO, ON (June 8, 2015) — Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy is calling for more cultural support in publicly-funded schools following the release of the...