Tkaronto Music Festival reaches over 90,000

Produced by the 50/50 Performing Arts Collective those behind the Tkaronto Music Festival decided to help keep the spirit of music alive, even though live…

Indigenous gender equality protects can be awarded 250k

The newly launched Indigenous Innovation Initiative (III) is seeking indigenous project proposals that advance gender equality in Indigenous communities. The initiative can award up to…

Instagram make up artist under fire

Bianca Linares, (biancalovesmakeup91), who creates make up looks for over 500,000 followers on Instagram, has received backlash in the past week over comments made about…

Irish repay 150-year-old debt

Donations to native American tribes who have been badly hit by the coronavirus crisis are flooding in from Ireland as they repay a debt dating…

Indigenous casting call for new documentary series

Starting in April of 2016, the first season of Merchants of the Wild (MOTW) was aired on APTN as a historical documentary of indigenous survival.…

Zombie film ‘Blood Quantum’ is fun, fast, and timely, says actor Michael Greyeyes

By Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press TORONTO — Zombies are often used in pop culture as a metaphor for collective fears and threats, including infectious…

Playing Animal Crossing to pass the time

First I saw scene captures, then I saw the memes. With nothing to do on weekends I decided to try it out. Animal Crossing: New…

DJ Shub officially releases first single in over a year

“Calling All Dancers” and Announces Weekly Livestream TORONTO — DJ Shub (Dan General) was excited to announce the official release of Calling All Dancers on…

Facebook group shares thousands of scary stories from Six Nations

SIX NATIONS — From bigfoot photos to at-home nightmares and creepy sights, the Scary Stories Six Nations Facebook Page was created by Jay Smith to…

Beading circles have moved online

BRANTFORD — In many indigenous communities, beadwork artists often gather to work on their latest pieces in together. But the coronavirus pandemic has called for…

Healing jingle dress dancing goes viral amidst COVID-19

Women and young girls across North America have begun to jingle dress dance in the face of COVID-19 on social media. The dance is being…

Metis artist releases new music video from JUNO Award nominated album

EDMONTON – On Monday it was announced that fresh off the heels of a JUNO Award nomination for Indigenous Artist of the Year and ahead…

Bored at home during self isolation? Here’s some tips

Doug Ford announced on Monday that our stays at home will be extended by two weeks. This means that we can’t use the same rotation…

Making syrup, cedar and pine tea during isolation

SIX NATIONS — Due to the isolation and social distancing period, many Six Nations members may find themselves with a lot of time to spend.…

Submit Your Work for ImagineNATIVE

TORONTO — The global hub for Indigenous-made media arts, ImagineNative, is accepting festival submissions. Each year, imagineNATIVE presents a selection of film, video, audio, digital…