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Cedar’s prominence in Indigenous lives featured in documentary – Saanich News
Feb. 1, 2023 Screening of A Cedar Is Life at Chemainus Theatre’s mini film festival, Canadian premiere in Victoria A mini film festival has become a prominent part of the Chemainus Theatre Festival’s diversification since COVID. Three Indigenous-based films were screened over two days last March, including director Harold C. Joe’s highly-acclaimed Tzouhalem. Two films […]
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House post returning to First Nation after 138 years, and decades in Harvard storage – The Toronto Star
Feb. 2, 2023 VANCOUVER – In the 138 years since an Indigenous house post was chopped down and ordered burned by missionaries, it was sold under duress, damaged and displayed as a historic oddity, donated to a museum, then packed away in storage for decades. Nowthe long-house post, which has “incredible” cultural value for the […]
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Sq’ewá:lxw First Nation Near Agassiz Granted $40,000 For Light And Sound Exhibition – Abbotsford News
Jan. 25, 2023 Installation at Syéxw Chó:leqw will explore effects of colonialism A First Nations community between Agassiz and Hope is one of 14 organizations to benefit from the most recent round of grant funding through Creative B.C. and the B.C. Arts Council. Creative B.C. announced on Monday, Jan. 23, that the Sq’ewá:lxw (Skawahlook) First […]
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City of Fort St. John: City partners with STEPS Public Art for Artist Call
With the support of the Fort St. John Arts Council, the City of Fort St. John has partnered with STEPS Public Art to support the development of a new temporary public artwork that will be exhibited later this year. The 2023 Create Space Public Art Residency, led by STEPS, is a national public art program […]
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Audain Art Museum takes a journey through the ages with impressive print exhibition including the works of Rembrandt van Rijn
WHISTLER, BC, Jan. 23, 2023 – The Collectors’ Cosmos: The Meakins-McClaran Print Collection takes viewers on a unique visual journey with a stunning display of Dutch and Flemish prints from the 16th- and 17th-centuries. Opening on January 28, this remarkable exhibition at the Audain Art Museum (AAM) provides a glimpse into the making of what […]
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New installations at SeaBus terminals spotlight Indigenous artists, languages – CTV News
Jan. 11, 2023 Major transportation hubs in Metro Vancouver are putting Indigenous artists and language in the spotlight. Two new installations can be viewed inside the SeaBus terminals at Waterfront Station and Lonsdale Quay, TransLink revealed on Tuesday. Indigenous artists ʔəy̓xʷatəna:t Kelly Cannell, Siobhan Joseph, and qʷənat Angela George are behind the displays. “The artwork […]
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City of Victoria – Call to Artists: Summer Banner Program Now Open
January 4, 2023 Summer Banner Program Local digital artists and designers are invited to apply to showcase their work through the City of Victoria Summer Banner program. The successful applicant from the Capital Region, including the Southern Gulf Islands and First Nations, will have the opportunity to have their original art displayed on banners for the summer of 2023 and 2024. The artist will receive a fee of $2,000. The summer […]
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MNBC Recognizes the first-ever National Ribbon Skirt Day
January 4, 2023 Today MNBC recognizes the first-ever National Ribbon Skirt Day. On January 4, 2021, 10-year old Isabella Kulak, a member of the Cote First Nation in Saskatchewan showed up at school with local community members wearing ribbon skirts after Isabella was shamed for wearing a ribbon skirt at her school in December 2020. […]
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Decade of Indigenous Languages kicks off in Paris – New West Record
“I know that (children) live in a time where the colonizer’s language is so dominant in everything we do. It’s a real challenge for our young people to not just learn, but to use our languages,” says Dr. Lorna Wánosts’a7 Williams Dr. Lorna Wánosts’a7 Williams (Lil̓wat7úl) is at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, celebrating the formal […]
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Fun and Festivity at the TNDC 2022 Community Christmas Party
16 Dec, 2022 It’s a wrap! Thanks to record business partner sponsorship, industry provisions and community contributions, the 22nd Annual TNDC Community Christmas Party, held December 11th in Dease Lake, was a smashing success. In addition to food, games, prizes and gifts for all children and youth who attended, this year’s event included Ugly Sweater […]
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