Concert to Celebrate PanAm Games

Six Nations Council is hosting a free community concert celebrating the 2015 Pan Am Games on Friday July 24th, from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm,…

Planet IndigenUS returns with over 300 artists from around the globe

TORONTO, ON — Planet IndigenUS returns to Harbourfront Centre and Woodland Cultural Centre, its co-producing partner, July 31 – August 9. This contemporary 10-day festival…

Lyle Anderson Memorial Smoke Dance Competition in third year

For the third year in a row, Haudenosaunee dancers will gather at the Plank Road Ons Stop to compete in the annual smoke dance competition.…

Buffy St. Marie opens summer celebrations of Indigenous talent at Fort York

TORONTO – What a gala it was last Thursday at Old Fort York in Toronto. The Gala, put on by the Mississaugas of the New…

Celebrate Indigenous Art, Culture and Entertainment at the Aboriginal Pavillion – Historic Fort York

TORONTO – The Aboriginal Pavilion is the lone “official” Indigenous music and arts festival taking place during the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. Festival…

Rez Cars Get High Art Treatment

A few months ago I sat in the office of Naomi Johnson, Artistic Director of the Woodland Cultural Centre, as we attempted to come up…

Food Truck Brings First Nations Cuisine to TO2015 Pan Am Games

TORONTO — Before Canada was a poutine nation, traditional Aboriginal foods like corn, beans and Pontiac potatoes were enjoyed by First Nations communities. As the…

Historic Art Installation Stands Witness at Hamilton Public Library

HAMILTON — Pieces of the Witness Blanket, a wood-based First Nations art installation, collectively recounts for future generations the true story of loss, strength, reconciliation…

Student from Elsipogtog, New Brunswick Accepted into the 2015 SEVEC Youth Advisory Committee

Heaven Augustine from Elsipogtog, New Brunswick Accepted into the 2015 SEVEC Youth Advisory Committee “On both of my exchanges with SEVEC, my school had the…

Logan Staats new solo album Goodbye Goldia leading new wave of Six Nations artists

He’s not doing it to be retro or throwback. Logan Staats is proving, without making a point about it, that his generation can pick up…

Free summer music camp a big success

OHSWEKEN – Music for the Spirit Summer Day Camp is about to begin. Registration for the popular summer camp is already full, but a waiting…

Robots & Heroines in Dystopia – E3 2015

Every year around this time something tremendously epic happens. Gamers get a glimpse into the future at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo which is most…

Daniel David Moses receives 2015 Ontario Arts Council Aboriginal Arts Award

Author Daniel David Moses has dedicated over 30 years of his life to the arts. Since 1979, he has written 13 published or produced plays,…

Celebrate Aboriginal Solidarity Day this weekend at these ACE events

This weekend – Sunday June 21st –  is Aboriginal Solidarity Day and there are a TON of events this year all across the province. Looking…

Coalition Music creates a new tempo keeping FN youth in school

Toronto based Artist Management and Independent Record Company Coalition Music started in 1991, whose current client roster includes Our Lady Peace, Simple Plan, Finger Eleven…