The video game Qalupalik is based off of Inuit mythology. | Image source: qalupalik.com Today multimedia platforms are being combined with Indigenous teachings, mythology and stories to bring forth exciting new quests in the form of video games. Even the classic Space Invaders got a makeover! Here are s...
Dzibilchaltun’s Temple of the Seven Dolls at sunrise on spring equinox| Image Source: akumalblog.com Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 12:30 am. E.S.T. marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and fall in the South. Even though our clocks are set to different time zones, this moment happens at...
The Regina campus of First Nations University | Image source: fnuniv.ca This is the time of year when students start applying to postsecondary institutions and asking the question: How will I get this paid for? While there are many ways to do this via student loans, bank loans, band funding, and by savi...
Love Birds sculpture by Wayne DF Thomas | Image Source: mayneisland.com/Gallery of Carvings 2 In celebration of the day of love, MUSKRAT Magazine has compiled a list of Indigenous love teachings and traditions that you can try for yourself or your loved ones! 1. Love: One of the Seven Grandfather Teachi...
Waurá Chief Atamai with Dr. Mark Plotkin, President of the Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) | Image source: ACT Ever since Leonardo DiCaprio’s shoutout to Indigenous Peoples at the Golden Globes this month, we’ve seen just about every kind of response you can imagine, from heartfelt applause t...
Jason Momoa as Aquaman in Superman franchise| Image source: moviepilot.com MUSKRAT Magazine would like to acknowledge the following brave individuals who against many odds had the courage to create positive change and build a better future for Indigenous people in 2015. 1. Caleb Behn; Dunne-Za/Eh-Cho De...
Ashley Callingbull became the first Indigenous Mrs. Universe this year | Image source: whitewolfpack.com It’s amazing what can happen in the span of a year. Last year at this time Perry Bellegarde had just been elected as the new AFN National Chief. The Conservatives held a majority government and oppos...
Two Eagles Grey by Alano Edzerza | Image source: www.edzerzagallery.com This holiday season, instead of going to a generic department store to buy gifts for your loved ones, why don’t you purchase authentically made, handcrafted goods from one of the many Indigenous owned and operated shops online? Not...
Scene from dance production, Native Girl Syndrome | Image Source: Marc J. Chalifoux (nativeearth.ca) Storytelling and dance are revered tradition within Indigenous cultures which have evolved to include multidisciplinary performance and theatre. Scanning the landscape of the diverse body of works in pro...
The National Aboriginal Veterans Monument in Ottawa | Image Source: waymarking.com There are many Indigenous warriors to be honoured throughout time however, Aboriginal Veterans Day and Remembrance Day are both days for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians to come together to remember the ultimate sa...