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...
Open letter to the Premier of Ontario
July 14, 2015 Hon. Kathleen Wynne Premier of Ontario Legislative Building Queen’s Park Toronto, ON M7A 1A1 Dear Premier Wynne: I am writing in advance...
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...
Anishinabek Education Institute celebrates graduates
NIPISSING FIRST NATION – The Anishinabek Educational Institute (AEI) Nipissing campus held their graduation ceremonies on June 27. AEI saw 31 graduates from three programs: ...
Trudeau passionate about self-sufficiency for communities
By Rick Garrick Wikwemikong’s Lynda Trudeau is excited about learning from Aboriginal women leaders at the the COADY Institute of St. Francis Xavier University’s Indigenous...
And what an opening ceremonies they were!
By Laura Robinson The ceremonies started with the drum and then dancers, dancers and more dancers. The Mississauga of the New Credit, Six Nations, Huron-Wendat...
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...