Exploring Theme: "Indigenous Cultural Success"

For travellers who want to learn, Winnipeg offers many Indigenous cultural landmarks. It’s not where you visit, but the spirit in which you come that’s key. By Steve Lyons Special to the Star Toronto Star: Nothing has helped me see the world in a clearer way than actually getting out and seeing it. Learning about the history...

For 65 years, the West Baffin Cooperative has put Kinngait, Nunavut, on the world map through art. It’s looking to continue reaching new audiences — and changing the narrative around Inuit art.  CBC News: With each stroke on the canvas, Shuvinai Ashoona shares a slice of life in Kinngait, Nunavut. “My art is about how...

Writer and documentary maker Tanya Talaga, producer and writer Jennifer Podemski and APTN CEO Monika Ille on why Indigenous TV matters. Toronto Star: There’s a scene in Tanya Talaga’s docuseries “The Knowing” in which she and Indigenous elder Darrell Boissoneau visit a train bridge in Garden River First Nation in Ontario that, for more than...

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Tia Wood, Susan Aglukark and others have shared a songs to mark the National Day Of Truth and Reconciliation.  Toronto Star: Since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its 94 Calls to Action to redress the legacy of residential schools, the subject of reconciliation has become an important theme in Indigenous art and music. However, nearly...

APTN News: Tunngasugit is the lifeline Nikki Komaksiutiksak wishes she had when she was young. At 6 years old, she moved to Winnipeg from Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, to live with her aunt, marking the beginning of her journey through the child welfare system. “Living here in the city of Winnipeg and not really having access...

Artists like Arsaniq Deer are helping revive the practice  ‘Inuit have always had tattoos, since time immemorial,’ says traditional tattoo artist Arsaniq Deer | Telling Our Story: Duration 5:25 Deer explains the sacredness of tattooing for Inuk women and explains how she’s participating in its revitalization, anchored in the knowledge and traditions of the elders. Click...

A unique opportunity to see the work of an art icon in Atlantic Canada CBC News: This summer, the English Harbour Arts Centre in Trinity Bay is host to 30 rarely seen works of art by renowned Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak. The exhibit is part of a cross-country tour organized by the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative, which...

Attendees enjoy Inuit food, games, and music to mark territory’s 24th birthday CBC News: A gathering at Winnipeg’s Vimy Ridge Park on Sunday afternoon shared traditional Inuit food, games and music in celebration of Nunavut’s 24th birthday. Nunavut Day marks Parliament’s passage of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, which went into effect July 9, 1993. It’s...

NationTalk: VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Squamish Nation’s ongoing cultural revitalization will take centre stage at the 4th annual Indigenous Partnerships Success Showcase (IPSS) when three members of a family from the Nation hold a panel discussion entirely in the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh language. This is the first time a business conference will feature a panel entirely in the...

For the Nain project, Newfoundland-born architect Todd Saunders took inspiration from Inuit sod house shelters on nearby Rose Island Macleans: The town of Nain, on the rugged, mountainous Labrador coast, gives new meaning to the word “remote”: it’s inaccessible by road and overlooks the wild Labrador Sea, which freezes for six months of the year. It’s...

Artisans and trappers from the Northwest Territories say using fur is humane and sustainable CBC News: Inuvialuit fashion designer Taalrumiq says she knows first-hand how using real animal fur can foster harsh criticism and anger in people who are against the fur industry.  Taalrumiq, whose English name is Christina Gruben King, creates couture pieces and fine...

Native Women’s Association of Canada’s ‘Change the Bill’ exhibition reimagines Canada’s banknote CBC News: For Mi’kmaw artist Tracey Metallic, the late Margaret (Pictou) LaBillois is one of her heroes. That’s why she chose to feature her in a design challenge to re-imagine Canadian banknotes with inspirational Indigenous women. The project, Change the Bills, is being run by the Native Women’s Association...