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…

Logan Staats awarded TD Indigenous Songwriter Award

The SOCAN Foundation announced Logan Staats as the recipient of this year’s TD Indigenous Songwriter Award. The acclaimed Mohawk artist from Six Nations of the…

Tkaronto Music Festival set to make hometown debut

Tkaronto Music Festival (TKMF) continues to cement its legacy as one of the premier Indigenous-centred music festivals in southern Ontario. TKMF 2023 will celebrate National…

Pause to appreciate language this Indigenous Languages Day

North Americans have celebrated National Indigenous Languages Day on Mar. 31 since 1993 to honour the strength and endurance of Indigenous languages and culture. The…

APTN Investigates: Indigenous people in Canada behind bars

Indigenous people make up less than five per cent of the Canadian population yet account for more than 32 per cent of all incarcerated inmates.…

Indigenous group says Square Enix contributes to cultural erosion

The Saami Council has called on Square Enix to remove the Far Northern Attire DLC from Final Fantasy 14’s online shop. The council represents the…

Six Nations youth partakes in New York Fashion Week

Jurnee Perkins is only seven years old but her confidence is out of this world. Her stage presence has already landed her the title of…

Swiss museum returns two artifacts to the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) confederacy

MONTREAL — Two artifacts sacred to some of Canada’s Indigenous peoples are now back on the home territory after a Swiss museum returned them to…

Game of the Week — Episode 7: Chess

Chess is a timeless game of strategy and cunning, one that has been enjoyed by countless generations across the globe. Whether you are an experienced…

Woodland Cultural Centre announces partnership with Skateboard Project 2023

By TRT Staff with notes from woodlandculturalcentre.ca BRANTFORD — On February 6, the Woodland Cultural Centre announced its partnership with the Skateboard Project 2023. As…

New grant for Indigenous filmmakers launched in honour of Jeff Barnaby

TORONTO — Sarah Del Seronde is a big believer in interrogating the word “legacy,” particularly as it relates to her late husband, the filmmaker Jeff…