Spanning the side of a downtown building as part of this year’s Capture Photography Festival, the installation radiates Indigenous knowledge and Prairie warmth
Mar 25 25March 25, 2025
Article at Stir Magazine
The musical marks a meaningful—and often moving—departure for a Métis actor better known for standup, music, and comedy work
Mar 14 25March 14, 2025
Frances Koncan’s play looks at the fur trade through the perspectives of a Métis woman, a First Nations woman, and a settler woman
Feb 06 25February 06, 2025
From carpeting inspired by Indigenous pottery markings to stools shaped like cigarette butts as a commentary on littering, a niche is forming in interior design as practitioners respond to a lack of Indigenous-designed furniture, home goods and…
Oct 03 24October 03, 2024
Article at The Globe and Mail
From newsrooms to publishing houses, dog-eared style guides sit on the desks of writers and editors, an arm’s reach away for questions related to grammar, formatting and language. On about 25,000 of those desks, and on bookshelves across the country,…
Jul 11 24July 11, 2024
The designer has spent five years building the Vancouver International Children’s Festival show with Little Onion Puppet Co. Vancouver International Children’s Festival presents Little Onion Puppet Co.’s Otosan at The Nest from May 28 to June 2…
May 24 24May 24, 2024
Seven ravens lined up along a clerestory of the Naskapi Women’s Shelter, sunlight filling the space below while the new building was inspected. One of the birds leaned down and tapped on the glass, catching Eladia Smoke’s attention. “I got the…
May 16 24May 16, 2024
Among more than 250 graduating students showing work, Zoë Laycock and Will Price use novel materials and methods to play between memories and the present day Emily Carr University of Art + Design’s The Show runs from May 9 to 23, with an interactive…
May 07 24May 07, 2024
Comprehensive display of painter-printmaker’s works highlights his signature abstracts, his iconic West Coast landscapes, and his unique merging of the two Surrey Art Gallery presents Takao Tanabe: Printmaker to June 2 IN THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE look…
May 06 24May 06, 2024
Eternal You, A Man Imagined, Black Box Diaries, nanekawâsis, and other intriguing offerings at the celebration of new nonfiction film HERE’S A FIRST look at some of the films playing at DOXA Documentary Film Festival this week, with subjects that…
May 02 24May 02, 2024
The artist and politician draws on her own Callihoo ancestors, and fills new play with fiddle and dance By Mélanie Ritchot The Cultch, Savage Society, and NAC Indigenous Theatre present You used to call me Marie at the York Theatre from April 18 to…
Apr 12 24April 12, 2024
Walk down the aisles of Northmart – and many other grocery, convenience or drug stores across Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Nunavut – and you’ll increasingly find shelves stocked with products bearing the Spirit Healthcare Group logo. With…
Dec 28 23December 28, 2023
BY: MÉLANIE RITCHOT Photo courtesy of: Canada Goose, Inc. A few months ago, Ottawa-based printmaker and ceramicist Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona came across artworks by her grandmother and great-grandmother in the Art Gallery of Guelph’s collection, where…
Dec 30 22December 30, 2022
Article at BLOCK Magazine
How IQ – or Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, meaning traditional knowledge – is contributing to a more holistic conservation model with the Aviqtuuq IPCA in Nunavut Giving his son his first bite of country meat — or traditional Inuit food — is a moment Tad…
May 25 22May 25, 2022
Article at Alternatives Journal
With cooking pots, a cooler and big blue Rubbermaids in tow, trips to the river to gather water this fall became part of the daily routine for Iqaluit resident Andrea Andersen and her family. Andersen is one of many long-time residents of Nunavut’s…
Apr 30 22April 30, 2022
Article at Up Here Magazine
Jolly Atagoyuk and Andrew Qappik say they want to be in the studio working on a print collection Jolly Atagoyuk sits at his old worktable at the Uqqurmiut print shop in Pangnirtung, reminiscing on past print collections he’s worked on. (Photo by…
Apr 15 22April 15, 2022
Article at Nunatsiaq News
Throat singers Minnie Akeeagok (left) and Taiga Las were among the musicians who performed at a solidarity event for Ukraine Saturday afternoon at St. Jude’s Anglican Cathedral. The event, called Friends of Ukraine for World Peace, also included drum…
Apr 05 22April 05, 2022
Gail Levi retired from her position as Arctic Bay’s head nurse on Thursday Dozens of Arctic Bay residents lined up for a parade to congratulate the community’s head nurse, Gail Levi, on her retirement last Thursday. Levi retired after more than 30…
Apr 04 22April 04, 2022
Drum dancing, musical performances and a moment of silence on the program for Saturday’s event A solidarity event for Ukraine will take place at St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit on April 2. (File photo courtesy of Bill Williams) Iqalummiut will gather…
Apr 02 22April 02, 2022
Medalists among seven Nunavut athletes who travelled to competition Seven Nunavut wrestlers attended the Alberta Open to compete alongside approximately 500 Canadian athletes on the weekend. From left to right: Kiana Ekpakohak, Jusipi Dimitruk, Kaaju…
Mar 24 22March 24, 2022
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