Metis artist Colleen Gray has recently sold the original and recent creation of Blood of the Earth, a visual commentary dedicated to Missing and Murdered Indigenous people. The successful recipient is Judy Langdon, Owner of The Cheddar Stop in Carleton Place, Ontario. 100% of the purchase will be donate...
Celebrating Indigenous Arts in Algonquin Territory August 9-13, 2017 Ottawa, ON—The 6th annual Asinabka Festival is excited to present the best contemporary Indigenous film, art and music from Canada and around the world. The Festival takes place over 5 days at Asinabka (Victoria Island), the Canadian M...
Image: Tsēma Igharas, Riot Rock Rattles, Copper, Rawhide, Ceramic, Glass Beads, Dentalium Shells, Penny Shards and Mount Edziza Soil Sample, installation, 2016-present. Second Gesture: 11 May – 29 July 2017 Wood Land School: Kahatènhston tsi na’tetiátere ne Iotohrkó:wa tánon Iotohrha tsóhsera nika...
Calgary, AB—Going into its 11th annual Human Rights Forum, GlobalFest has partnered with the United Nations Association in Canada Calgary Branch (UNAC-Calgary) to present five-days of knowledge sharing and dialogue on important Indigenous issues. “GlobalFest is thrilled to welcome UNAC-Calgary as our ne...
NEYAASHIINIGMIING – A new Ontario Court decision delivers a stinging rebuke of the conduct of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) and a quarry operator on the Bruce Peninsula (T and P Hayes) for failure to properly consult the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. As a result of this failure,...
ABOUT THE PRIZE The Lieutenant Governor’s Visionaries Prize was announced in September 2016 by the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and is being administered in partnership with the Walrus Foundation. The prize was created to give Ontario’s most creative thinkers a forum...
WAKEFIELD, QUEBEC—21 participants from Indigenous communities across Canada are in Wakefield, Quebec this week of July 16th to 21st, to learn about ways to develop renewable energy projects in their communities. They represent First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities from nearly every province and ter...
Centre’s Director believes principles are a starting point to true recognition and implementation of Indigenous rights Nanaimo, BC: The Centre for Pre-Confederation Treaties and Reconciliation at Vancouver Island University is supportive of the Federal Government’s release of the Principles Respecting t...
Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler and Christine Miskonoodinkwe-Smith are looking for submissions for Bawajigan-Stories of Power: An Anthology of Fiction by Indigenous Writers. Submission deadline is October 1, 2017 and Expected Publication Date is May 2018. Publisher is Exile Editions. Stories can be in any ge...
Montreal, July 12, 2017- As part of Wapikoni Mobile’s first-ever coast-to-coast tour, Wapikoni: Cinema on Wheels will be stopping in various cities and communities across Ontario from July 13 to mid August to bring a selection of incredible short films with compelling stories and incredible visuals dire...
