Spirit Seeds celebrate First Nations beadwork
For over 15 years, Naomi Smith collected beadwork designs while she created traditional beadwork, leather craft, moose hair embroidery, quillwork, sweetgrass or birchbark basket making and adornment.
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First Nations Cultural Awareness Day at Georgina Arts Centre and Gallery
The fourth annual First Nations Cultural Awareness Day at Georgina Arts Centre and Gallery took place alongside the Ogitchidaa Kwe: Warrior Women exhibition on June 7 in Sutton, Ont.
McMahon’s pitch green-lighted by imagineNATIVE
Ryan McMahon’s feature film script pitch has been selected by the ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival’s inaugural script development lab.
AAGNO launches annual show in Thunder Bay
The Aboriginal Artworks Group of North Ontario (AAGNO) presents its fifth annual Spring Aboriginal Fine Arts and Crafts Show and Sale at the Victoriaville Centre in Thunder Bay, this Wednesday, May 28 to Saturday, May 31.
Loretta Todd’s Indigenous viewpoint powers sci-fi thriller
Loretta Todd grew up in a television era of science fiction where giant ants or Godzilla tried to take over the world.
OFIFC’s Villages Equity Corporation Signs Agreement with 2015 Pan Am & Parapan American Games
Villages Equity Corporation (VEC), an economic development organization founded by the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC), signed a license agreement on Tuesday, April 29, with the Toronto 2015 Pan Am & Parapan American Games.
Indigenous led tourism creates new opportunities
Environmental respect for Mother Earth provides fertile ground for Indigenous communities engaged in the business of tourism in Ontario’s North.
Miss Universe Canada Contestant Cares About the Environment
Amanda Vallieres, Chippewa from Aamjiwnaang First Nation in Sarnia, Ont., is a national finalist for the Miss Universe Canada 2014 pageant. Vallieres, 26, has the heart of a humanitarian. She advocates for the environment with her Toronto business and volunteers for a First Nations children’s program.
Cordillera Day commemorates Indigenous Peoples’ Struggle in the Philippines
TORONTO – Cordillera Day, an annual commemoration of the Indigenous peoples’ struggle in the Cordillera region in the northern Philippines, was celebrated in Toronto. Amidst skits, traditional dances and food, speakers discussed solidarity for Indigenous peoples’ defense of their lands and their right to self-determination in the Philippines and in Canada.
Museum of Inuit Art Showcases Inuit Ceramics in Toronto
TORONTO – Toronto’s Museum of Inuit Art’s (MIA) latest exhibition, The Matchbox Gallery: A Retrospective, looks at the gallery’s history and production of fine ceramic art in Kangirqliniq or Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.
CCAB Launches Aboriginal Business in Ontario Survey
Aboriginal entrepreneurs’ experiences, successes, and challenges in Ontario today came to light at the launch of a Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) survey.