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KDocsFF 2023 presents two double features about Indigenous governance, history, and resistance – Stir
February 10, 2023 Film’s’ directors will take part in discussions at Vancouver’s premier social-justice film festival KDocsFF is pleased to present two double features related to Indigenous governance, history, and resistance as part of its expansive 2023 programming. Tickets for each double feature include admission to both films, the keynote address for each film, and […]
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Matriarchs Uprising employs tech to take female contemporary Indigenous dance into the future – Stir
February 9, 2023 The multifaceted festival features everything from VR films to dancing avatars while remaining rooted in ancestral world views INDIGENOUS FUTURISM IS the theme of the fifth annual Matriarchs Uprising, a performance festival that celebrates contemporary female Indigenous dance. When Olivia C. Davies, the event’s founder and artistic director, reflects on the idea […]
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New museum display showcases first peoples – Alaska Highway News
Feb 08, 2023 If you’ve ever wondered how the first peoples of the Fort St. John area lived, a new display at the local museum gives you an idea. The museum recently became the new home for a display about the ancient cave at Charlie Lake, now a national historic site known as Tse’K’wa. Sculpted […]
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The Unplugging – Watershed Sentinel
February 2, 2023 Yvette Nolan’s latest play explores community, climate change, and remembering solutions. “The Unplugging” brings audiences on a journey to a time when all the world’s technology has ceased to function. Two women – one Indigenous, one white – are exiled from their village for being too old to bear children. Playwright Yvette […]
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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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