Local dance talent to represent on Team Canada

BRANTFORD — From Friday, May 24 to Saturday, May 25, dance groups and models from Michelle Farmers Studio of Dance took to performing before loved…

Film industry report may hold solutions for cinematic diversity

The 2019 Report on Women in Canada’s Film and TV Industry found that women of colour and indigenous women are significantly under-employed, but this may…

Local talent recognized at 2019 IMAs

Last Friday, the Indigenous Music Awards (IMAs) were presented to artists at Winnipeg’s Club Regent Event Centre in a ceremony that coincided with the Manito…

Tanya Tagaq, Joshua Whitehead among finalists for Indigenous Voices Awards

VANCOUVER — The Indigenous Voices Awards are building on their inaugural success as a launching pad for Indigenous literary talent with a fresh crop of…

Paranormal sightings in Akwesasne open discussion

Taking a look at old legends and stories on Haudenosaunee territories would bring about discussions on the “monkeydog,” the “flying head,” the “deer people” and…

Much on the horizon for Midnight Shine

ATTAWAPISKAT — Midnight Shine’s third music video will receive its debut at the 2019 Yorkton Film Festival, as they present Leather Skin to kick off…

Indigenous representation done right: Netflix’s Chambers

A show inspired by a ghost story featuring Native American characters would typically have many at home rolling their eyes, as it is easy to…

Inuvaluit woman plays lead in rebooted series

Jordan Peele has become one of the largest names in pop culture. Peele’s latest entry into the film world, Us, has turned out to be…

Stellar cast, strong direction in Cliff Cardinal’s new dark comedy ’Too Good To Be True’

TORONTO — ‘Too Good To Be True’ is a hilarious 70 minute tour de force of Indian survival at it’s best. The show is written…

Kyleigh Farmer comes home Miss Congeniality

ALBUQUERQUE — Kyleigh Farmer, the 2017/2018 Miss Six Nations, made the journey to New Mexico to compete in the 2019 Miss Indian World Competition with…

New teacher training on Indigenous history of Niagara Region

SIX NATIONS — A professional teacher training initiative has launched to give educators in the Niagara region confidence delivering indigenous history in the classroom. The…

Indigenous Music Awards stands by contentious nomination in face of boycott

The Indigenous Music Awards says it will work to address cultural appropriation concerns in response to a boycott by several Inuit artists, but the nomination…

Buffy Sainte-Marie inducted into Hall of Fame

TORONTO — On April 1, 2019 Cree singer, songwriter, educator AND social activist Buffy Sainte-Marie was inducted into the Canadian Songwriter’s Hall of Fame at…

Haudenosaunee writer Alicia Elliott’s personal look at intergenerational trauma

TORONTO — In Haudenosaunee philosophy, there is the principle of seven generations: the awareness that the consequences of your decisions will ripple seven generations into…

Tommy Orange wins Pen/Hemingway Award

NEW YORK, NY—Critically-acclaimed debut author Tommy Orange was announced as the winner of the 2019 PEN/Hemingway Award for his novel There There (Knopf) on Tuesday, March 19. Honouring a distinguished…