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Bernadette’s aims to raise profile of Indigenous cuisine in Edmonton – Taproot
April 23, 2024 The owners of the forthcoming restaurant Bernadette’s say their previous success with Pei Pei Chei Ow has allowed them to pursue their larger goal of increasing Indigenous representation within Edmonton’s food scene — and to do it right in the core. “It is revolutionary to have an Indigenous restaurant in downtown Edmonton,” […]
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Regina Rifles honour Indigenous members with commemoration at Peepeekisis First Nation – CTV News
April 22, 2024 With 20 per cent of the Royal Regina Rifles regiment being comprised of Indigenous servicemen from across Saskatchewan, Peepeekisis First Nation held a ceremony in commemoration of its past and current First Nation veterans. The event was dedicated to a memorial statue dedicated to the sacrifice of Royal Regina Rifles during WWII. […]
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Henvey Inlet First Nation 21st Annual Inter-Tribal Pow-Wow
April 22, 2024 Host Drum: Wabanaki Confederacy Singers Elsipogtog, New Brunswick Co-Host Drum: Thunder Spirit Singers Thunder Bay, ON M.C: Paul R. Owl Serpent River First Nation, ON Stick Man: Robert Stoneypoint Sagamok Anishnawbek, ON Head Veteran: William Morin Michipicoten First Nation, ON Head Elder: Dave Rice Wasauksing First Nation, ON Head Man Dancer: Ben […]
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Monday marks Gwich’in Day across the N.W.T. – CBC
Apr 22, 2024 Monday marks the day the Gwich’in land claim was signed, and to celebrate it, events are being held all across the Mackenzie Delta. Martina Tetlichi is proud to be Gwich’in. She said she’s ready to celebrate her culture with others in Fort McPherson on Monday. “I just want to say Happy Gwich’in […]
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Truth & Reconciliation ‘Blanket Exercise’, May 11 – The Millstone
April 21, 2024 Truth & Reconciliation Education St. Andrew’s will be hosting a Blanket Exercise facilitated by Mississippi Mills All My Relations Group with Kateri Native Ministry. The Blanket Exercise was developed in response to the 1996 Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. It named the need for education about our shared history in Canada to improve the relationship between […]
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Tom Wilson’s memoir-turned-musical brings ‘celebration of Indigenous identity’ to Hamilton stage – CBC
Apr 22, 2024 Beautiful Scars will run at Theatre Aquarius from April 24 to May 11 When Mohawk artist Tom Wilson was writing his best-selling memoir Beautiful Scars, he’d often read passages out loud to himself, to hear how they sounded “in the air.” This week, Wilson will watch actors sing some of those same words to hundreds of […]
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The First Nations University of Canada set to celebrate 45th annual powwow – SaskToday.ca
April 19, 2024 The event brings dancers and groups from all across Turtle Island, with performers, elders and delegates coming from all across Canada and the United States. REGINA — The Powwow is a pillar of Indigeneity across Canada. A warm gathering of community – a way for different nations to gather and share song, […]
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The Five Canada-wide Cultural Heritage Organizations Are Disappointed by Federal Budget 2024
April 19, 2024 In a federal budget appropriately focused on creating new housing, advancing Indigenous self-determination, combatting hate, and creating a clean economy, there is an unfortunate lack of recognition of the role cultural heritage places and existing buildings play in creating housing, wellbeing, and supporting a green economy. The five Canada-wide cultural heritage organizations […]
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Aunties’ teach Kahnawà:ke teens how to sew their own ribbon skirts – CBC
Apr 19, 2024 Class is part of the Kanien’kehá:ka community’s annual cultural awareness month A group of 13-year-old girls in Kahnawà:ke are learning how to use a sewing machine by making their own ribbon skirts. It’s a part of a five-week class called Auntie’s Ribbon Skirt Making, geared toward teens in the Kanien’kehá:ka community south of […]
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Response to Federal Budget 2024 – The First Peoples’ Cultural Council expresses concern over budget’s limited support for First Nations language revitalization in B.C.
W̱JOȽEȽP, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF W̱SÁNEĆ NATION / BRENTWOOD BAY, B.C. – Funding outlined in Tuesday’s federal budget destined to support First Nations language revitalization in British Columbia falls far short of what is needed to meet the government’s obligations under the Indigenous Languages Act (C-91). Instead of growing and expanding programming as the legislation proposed […]
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