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New exhibit in Prince George gallery brings personal perspective to Métis history – CBC
Mar 20, 2023 Erin Stagg’s Otipemisewak is making a powerful connection with its audience, according to curator Growing up in the northern B.C. community of Fort St. James, Erin Stagg was surrounded by Carrier culture and learned all about it. At the same time, she found out very little about her own heritage. As a […]
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Read MoreUpdate: Snuneymuxw artist and performing arts community champion receiving awards
The 2023 Culture and Heritage Recipients are announced Summary The City of Nanaimo has celebrated local excellence in arts and culture through its annual Culture Awards event since 1998. The awards honour extraordinary achievement and raise awareness and pride for the calibre of arts and culture activity in Nanaimo, as well as the dynamic impact […]
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Read MoreBranscombe House and the Blue Cabin partner to host artists and activities
March 13, 2023 The City of Richmond is pleased to announce a partnership with the Blue Cabin Floating Artist Residency (www.thebluecabin.ca) to provide artist-led public programs at Branscombe House, in association with activities at the floating residency located at Imperial Landing throughout 2023. Free public artist talks, open studio events and workshops will animate the […]
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Read MoreMétis artist Jani Lauzon explores the sacred in Prophecy Fog – Stir
March 6, 2023 The intimate play grew out of the esteemed artist’s visit to Giant Rock in the Mojave Desert Acclaimed multidisciplinary artist Jani Lauzon explores the implications of her childhood in foster care in Prophecy Fog. Throughout her newest play, she shares the way she tied together different threads of her past during a […]
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Read MoreVIDEO: CDC holds 50th annual talent show – Energeticcity
Fort St. John’s Child Development Centre held its 50th annual talent show last Friday night at the North Peace Cultural Centre. FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Fort St. John’s Child Development Centre held its 50th annual talent show last Friday night at the North Peace Cultural Centre. The event raised over $76,000 in funds for […]
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Read MoreEngagement & Education Series: Cultivating Safe Spaces
Join us in the continuation of the Engagement & Education Webinar Series with a two-hour workshop that will bring forth Indigenous Knowledge, teachings, and tangible steps on how to cultivate safe spaces for diversity and inclusion. “Cultivating Safe Spaces” with Elaine Alec takes place on March 7th, 2023 from 9AM-11AM (PST) Elaine Alec is from […]
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Read MoreContract awarded for RBCM collections, research building
Feb. 23, 2023 VICTORIA – Construction will begin this summer on the Royal BC Museum’s (RBCM) collections and research building as part of a long-term plan to protect the Province’s collections that include more than seven million artifacts and the BC Archives. A $204.8-million contract has been awarded to Maple Reinders Constructors Ltd. for the […]
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Read More‘A New Beginning’ — Nuxalk Bring Totem Pole Home – CFN
February 21, 2023 After years of work, a house entrance pole was lifted out of the Royal BC Museum (RBCM), reawakened and delivered back to the Nuxalk people in their homelands, from where it was taken almost a century ago. The day had come as a result of years of hard work from the Nuxalk […]
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Read MoreNew report reveals Indigenous language learning is on the rise – CBC
Feb 22, 2023 About 17,000 people are learning their First Nations language in B.C.: First Peoples’ Cultural Council Indigenous language learning is on the rise, with about 3,000 more learners than in 2018, according to a new report from the First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC). There are “about 17,000 people learning their First Nations language […]
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Read MoreKDocsFF 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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