Taika Waititi on ‘Next Goal Wins’ and his quest to quit Hollywood

By Jake Coyle TORONTO (AP) — Sports movies typically culminate, after stirring locker-room speeches, in a dramatic bid for athletic glory. Taika Waititi’s “Next Goal…

Indigenous dark fiction anthology sends chills up readers’ spines

Never Whistle at Night, an original anthology of 26 dark stories by Indigenous authors dares to ask the question: “Are you ready to be unsettled?”…

TIFF – Hey Viktor! Review by Adrian Jacobs (warning: this review has spoilers!)

Cody Lightning (writer, producer, actor, director), Hannah Cheeseman (actor, producer), Samuel Miller (co-writer), and Simon Baker (actor) – photo by Adrian Jacobs © 2023 Smoke…

Family Feud Canada kicks off season 5 with first-ever teachers’ week

CBC announced the eight Canadian schools that will be represented in the first-ever Family Feud Canada Teachers’ Week, premiering Sept. 18. Hosted by Gerry Dee,…

Don’t forget the tips

It’s drag mon… er. Sorry. Pride Month. And what better way to put a prideful spin on this edition of Planting with Jace than by…

Winnipeg celebrates IDL 2023 with star-studded line-up

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) celebrated National Indigenous Peoples Day at the Forks in Winnipeg on June 17 with Indigenous Day Live (IDL).   IDL…

Say aaniin to aaniin, Toronto’s newest Indigenous department store

Aaniin is how to casually greet someone or say hello in Ojibwe and as of June 10 is officially the name of Tkaronto’s (Toronto) first…

Groovin’ with Semiah Smith and FabCollab

Semiah Smith (@semiah.smith on Instagram) is a Mohawk Turtle clan Toronto-based indie-electropop artist and producer from Six Nations who performed at FabCollabs’ sold-out Indigenous Grooves…

Little Bird premiering on Crave and APTN

Crave and APTN’s limited series, Little Bird, is premiering on May 26 and follows an inspirational journey of self-discovery and truth. “From Crave, APTN, Rezolution…

Students and youth prepping for country’s largest Indigenous youth performance

Two hundred and fifty Indigenous students from 13 communities across the country are ready to leave it all on the stage. Canada’s Largest Indigenous Youth…

Toronto-based Mohawk singer sets EP launch to June

Semiah Smith (@semiah.smith on Instagram) is a Mohawk Turtle clan Toronto-based indie-electropop artist and producer from Six Nations. Semiah grew up touring the world with…

Reservation Dogs nominated for Peabody Award

Reservation Dogs was nominated for a Peabody award alongside 41 other nominees vying for the same, in categories that include: entertainment, arts, children’s/youth, podcast/radio, interactive…

Netflix’s Rez Ball announces star-studded cast

Rez Ball, an all-American underdog story about Indigenous kids told from the inside-out, is coming to Netflix and we now know who has been cast…

Comedic web series to be pitched at Indigenous Screen Event

In less than a year January Rogers has written and produced what audiences are calling a hilarious and community-driven web series. Rogers will be pitching…

Meet author Joshua Whitehead

It’s that time again. Time to let up-and-coming Indigenous writers know applications are being accepted for the Audible Indigenous Writers’ Circle and program mentors have…