TKARONTO (TORONTO, ON) – SOCAN Foundation is delighted to announce Mamarudegyal MTHC (Diana Hellson) as the recipient of this year’s TD Indigenous Songwriter Award. Hellson (she/her/they/them) is an Afro-Indigenous musician from Siksiká Nation on Treaty No. 7 Territory (Alberta). “My journey as a...
Toronto, ON — The Textile Museum of Canada will debut Beyond the Vanishing Maya: Voices of a Land in Resistance, an unprecedented exhibition curated by Maya curator and ajq’iij (spiritual leader) Diego Ventura Puac-Coyoy. This exhibition celebrates the richness of Maya art while upending colonial narrat...
Listen, learn, and honour the voices of Indigenous people in Canada on Sept. 30, 2024 Calgary, AB — In honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, National Music Centre (NMC) will open Studio Bell’s doors with free admission for all visitors, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. This d...
Sophomore release by Zoongde`e builds on collective healing project with Aboriginal Legal Services and Make Music Matter Toronto, ON – “Shout Over Silence” by Zoongde`e is the latest single to come out of the Culture to Wellness project, a collaboration between Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS) in Toronto...
Robinson Huron Treaty Territory (Sudbury, ON) — On September 9, 2024, the Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund (RHTLF) held a ceremony and media availability on the final day of 2024 Robinson Huron Treaty (RHT) Gathering at the Anderson Farm Museum to commemorate the signing of the Robinson Huron Treat...
Feature Image: The Okanagan Nation Alliance’s work over the past 30 years to successfully return sockeye, and now chinook, to the Okanagan system of the Columbia River, provides valuable learning and inspiration for the Bringing the Salmon Home Initiative’s reintroduction work (Oct. 19, 2021). Photo by...
Pimatisiwin supportive housing facility and shelter houses community members often described as ‘hardest to house’ amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton, AB) – NiGiNan Housing Ventures hosted Edmontonians at the grand opening of the Pimatisiwin supportive housing and shelter facility today, alongside its suppor...
Ottawa, ON – Indigenous peoples continue to lack complete and timely access to historical records about Indian Residential Schools, despite legal obligations for those documents to be turned over, the Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples has found. The committee’s report, Missing Records, Missing Chil...
Victoria, BC – A specialist in publishing Indigenous books, Medicine Wheel Publishing (“Books B.C.” 2024 Publisher of the Year) marks Orange Shirt Day this year by releasing Today Is Orange Shirt Day by Phyllis Webstad, an authentic, age-appropriate touch-and-feel board book designed for ages 0-3 to int...
