Film still from Sweet Country| Image source: ImagineNative.org This 2017 ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival was nothing short of exciting with screenings like the innovative opening dramatic feature, Waru to the compelling one hour documentary Indictment: The Crimes of Shelley Chartier. The festiv...
Image source: Erica Commanda Anishinaabeg: Art and Power, is an impressive exhibit being showcased at the Royal Ontario Museum until November 19, 2017 which features artifacts and contemporary art that tell the history of the Anishinaabeg People. The exhibit was curated by Anishinaabe historian, Alan Co...
Four Faces of the Moon by Amanda Strong won Best Animation film at Montreal First Peoples Festival | Image source: tiff.net Présence Autochtone/First Peoples’ Festival wrapped up this week celebrating not only the First Nations and Indigenous presence in and surrounding the city of Montreal, but also th...
Image source: Montréal First Peoples’ Festival From August 2nd to 9th the 27th Annual Montréal’s First Peoples’ Festival celebrations kicks off with a special screening of short films by Indigenous filmmakers. This years festival theme is reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people...
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls The first hearing for the National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry (MMIWG) is being held in Whitehorse, Yukon this week. Much like the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), the National Inquiry is off to a rocky start with many...
“Slaves working in 17th-century Virginia,” by an unknown artist, 1670| Image Source: Wikimedia Commons The Joseph Jenkins Roberts Center at Norfolk State University (NSU) held a conference called 1619: The Making of America in September of 2013. That year is historically significant because it was the f...
Erin Marie Konsmo | The Land is Ceremony January is almost over and it feels like spring is right around the corner. In 2017 many of our communities are engaging the work of healing from intergenerational trauma, protecting both our human and land rights and learning culturally grounded approaches to d...
Sarain Fox is the host of “Rise”, premiering January 27th on Viceland | Image Source: Viceland.com At MUSKRAT we love to highlight the incredible work of Indigenous leaders, artists and storytellers. Our communities are so full of powerful Indigenous artists and people who are spreading thei...
In the early days of a new year, we would like to take this time to reflect on the past 365 days while looking to the challenges and successes ahead. Here’s a MUSKRAT must know about Indigenous media round-up of moments that took shape this year and continue to inspire and call us to action. ...
Happy winter from MUSKRAT Magazine! In the Northern Hemisphere, we are celebrating the beginning of winter and the presence of the storytelling season. During this time, we acknowledge the challenges and successes faced in the prior months and look forward to a new season with the anticipation of commun...
