Must-see Events to Celebrate Arts and Culture this Weekend

By Lindsay Monture Are you a lover of theatre and dance? Romance and history? Music and … hypnotism? There is plenty of that and more…

Your Film Festival Guide to Indigenous Cinema in Toronto

By Lindsay Monture It’s an exciting time for lovers of native cinema! With the Toronto International Film Festival under way, and the imagineNATIVE Film +…

Fire Song Makes its Debut at the Toronto International Film Festival

By Lindsay Monture The Toronto International Film Festival is upon us and has programmed a feature film with fresh young First Nations talent in a…

Mohawk Screenwriter One of Six Chosen for Sundance Institute’s First Native Writer’s Workshop

By Liz Hill Screenwriter Kaherawaks Thompson, St. Regis Mohawk, was chosen as one of just six young Native writers to participate in the Sundance Institute’s…

Chiefswood National Historic Site rounds off the 2015 Fish Quill Canoe Tour

By Lindsay Monture The Fish Quill Poetry Boat’s 5th annual Fish Quill Canoe Tour is a unique voyage of musicians and poets who travel via…

Gary Farmer & the Troublemakers Features All-Star Line-up for 2015 “Road Songs” Tour

Santa Fe, NM August 21, 2015─ Santa Fe-based blues rockers Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers are on the road again for a seven-state tour that…

Concert for a Cure and Youth Empowerment Summit Engages Local Talent with Big Name Entertainment

By Lindsay Monture OHSWEKEN — Last week Six Nations attracted a mix of local and world-class talent coming together to bring entertainment, awareness and empowerment…

Authentic insight to Haudenosaunee life through Corn Husk Dolls

Vistors to Six Nations of the Grand River checking into the Six Nations Tourism building are being introduced to the Confederacy of Chiefs, the Gei:…

Drum beats from the ghetto to the reservation

What started in the Bronx in the early 1970’s spread from the ghettoes, to the skyscrapers and became a billion dollar industry by the end…

New documentary celebrates 25 years of Indigenous Radio at Six Nations

By TRT Staff with files from Janet Rogers Two Haudenosaunee from Six Nations, both living on the west coast of the Turtle, brought their talents…

David Wilcox to headline ‘Concert for a Cure’

SIX NATIONS — Canadian Blues legend David Wilcox will headline the 8th Annual Concert for a Cure according to event coordinator Jace Martin. The Six…

First Nations Comics and Video Games Draw a Crowd

By Ozman Omar Dozens of people gathered at 862 Richmond Street West in Toronto to attend an Indigenous themed video games and comic book event…

WCC to show Smithsonian exhibit on indigenous musicians in popular culture

BRANTFORD – The Woodland Cultural Centre will host a new exhibition, Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians in Popular Culture — produced by the Smithsonian’s…

Hot Summer Nights

Aboriginal Pavillion Hip-Hop/Rap/Spoken Word Night — July 22nd, 6-10pm @ Historic Fort York. Ruben Esguerra, Mob Bounce, Plex & Rellik, Lightning Cloud. Aboriginal Pavillion Strong…

The history of raised Iroquoian beadwork

In the crowded pow wow arena – the beadwork of the Haudenosaunee people is unmistakable and instantly recognizable. Delicate white beads on dark rich velvet,…