There is no better (and fun) time to learn about your culture and identity than in summer. Culture camps offer an encouraging environment to learn about the beauty and worldviews embedded within Indigenous languages, culture, values and traditional teachings. Camps can be a place where Elders and youth...
God’s Acre is a feature length film that tells the story of Frank, an Indigenous man who must chose to abandon his traditional land due to flooding caused by big oil and climate change or attempt to accept the changes and adapt to a new way of life. Filmmaker Kelton Stepanowich has launched a one-month...
As a member of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan, the host nation for the TRC closing events, it was an honor to watch history in the making from June 1-2, 2015 in Ottawa. The phrase “this isn’t an Aboriginal problem, this is a Canadian problem” was heard many times over the course of the two days. ...
Image Source: United Church of Canada Archives For 150 years the Canadian government forcefully removed Indigenous children from their homes, families and everything they knew in order to get rid of “the Indian problem” through forced assimilation. The goal of assimilation was based on racist ideology w...
Photos By: Keri Coles – Greenpeace The first all Indigenous delegation in Greenpeace history is aboard the ship My Esperanza, sailing along the western coast of Canada. The goal is to connect communities who are opposing pipelines and supertankers from invading coastal communities due to Arctic oi...
Buffy Sainte-Marie | Image Source: www.buffysainte-marie.com At 74 years old, there is no slowing down the legendary Buffy Sainte-Marie. With a long history behind her she has just released her twentieth album, Power In The Blood on May 12, 2015. Sainte-Marie has worn many hats as a singer, songwriter,...
Photo: Panelists Andre Morrisseau and Bonnie Devine The OFIFC will be holding another event at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery on May 14, 2015, which will be an opportunity for artists to network, build new relationships, and introduce people to their work. In March 2015, the first of two community conversa...
This past week, MUSKRAT was extremely excited to officially launch our brand new web site and our new issue, Issue 7: Indigenous Arts Education. The web site includes many new features—media releases, a national news roundup, job postings, and soon-to-be music, business, and artist gallery pages—that ai...
Elders and Award Recipients, Joanne Dallaire and Pauline Shirt This year, MUSKRAT was proud to attend the 3rd Annual Minaake Awards, presented by Native Women’s Resource Centre and CIBC. In Ojibway, Minaake means “people who are walking a good path,” and the awards were created to recognize and celebrat...
Santee Smith on tour with Transmigration, 2015. Photo: Amie Roussel, Carousel Studios Music and dance are celebrations of Life, the body is a vessel for the spirit and the artist is a culture bearer. MUSKRAT had the opportunity to speak with Mohawk choreographer and Artistic Director, Santee Tekaronhiáh...
