Joaquin Phoenix offers a performance prelude to Heath Ledger

If you were to watch The Dark Knight after watching Joaquin Phoenix in the new ‘Joker,’ the two movies would bleed into one another almost…

Voting is open for the 19th NAMA

Murray Porter has been nominated in two categories at the 19th Annual Native American Music Awards for ‘Best Male Artist’ & ‘Best Blues Recording’, while…

Waititi and Barnaby among winners revealed at TIFF

Jojo Rabbit is the winner of this year’s Toronto Film Festival Grolsch People’s Choice Award. First runner-up was Netflix’s Marriage Story, and the second runner-up…

Tracey Deer will capture Oka Crisis in new work

A new feature film set during the Oka Crisis will offer a view from behind the barricades through the eyes of a young Mohawk girl.…

Double book launch at Woodland

BRANTFORD — Bookland Press proudly presented two new titles by Six Nations authors Marie Hess and Janet Rogers. Hess will be launching Going Back Home…

Disney rumoured to remake Brother Bear

As Mulan will be hitting theatres soon, with the film adapted to new concepts to honour traditional Chinese culture, the rumour that Brother Bear has…

Local actor makes appearance in “It Chapter Two”

Kevin Allan Hess was born in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, and is Bear foot Onondaga of Six Nations. Kevin has been acting for just over 2…

Decoding the historic Inca Knots

A khipu, or knot-record, was a method used by the Incas and other ancient Andean cultures to keep records and communicate information. In the absence…

Gallery in Toronto opens new exhibit featuring indigenous artists

TORONTO, ON – In a press release on September 5, Onsite Gallery at OCAD University announced that they are proud to present ᐊᕙᑖᓂᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᑦ…

Dior faces appropriation backlash for Sauvage ad

The campaign video immediately sparked criticism from viewers who saw the depiction of a Native American dancer as an instance of cultural appropriation. The issue…

Meet the Mesoamerican Batman look-alike

In January, Warner Bros. announced that Robert Pattinson will officially be the ‘new’ Batman. They closed the deal for the Twilight actor to play the…

‘It’s about time’: Ottawa’s Indigenous Theatre prepares to launch first season

OTTAWA — Stage director Muriel Miguel is beaming as she shuffles among the cast members of the inaugural production in Ottawa’s new Indigenous Theatre. Opening…

Alanis Obomsawin doc looks at battle over medical care for Indigenous children

TORONTO — Alanis Obomsawin has spent much of her career documenting injustices facing Indigenous peoples in Canada, and the wrongs she outlines often overwhelm, infuriate…

Announcements for IFWT 2020

TORONTO — Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto (IFWTO) returns to Harbourfront Centre for the second biennial event May 28-31, 2020. The Runway Program will take place…

Third Celebration of Nations hits St. Catharines

The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre and Kakekalanicks Indigenous Arts presented Celebration of Nations, a gathering of Indigenous arts, culture, and tradition in downtown St. Catharines…