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The NFB’s Filmmaker Assistance Program returns January 30, 2025
From: National Film Board January 30, 2025 The National Film Board (NFB) is pleased to announce the return of its Filmmaker Assistance Program (FAP), which supports English-speaking independent filmmakers across the country. Applications may be submitted to the NFB beginning January 30. Details are available here. Since being established, the FAP has supported hundreds of […]
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Coastal Dance 2025 Northwest Coast Indigenous Performing Arts Festival – Miss 604
January 29, 2025 Dancers of Damelahamid present the 18th annual Coastal Dance Festival, honouring Indigenous stories, song, and dance from across Canada and around the world, on stage March 4-9, 2025 in Vancouver and New Westminster. Audiences of both venues will be treated to a dynamic offering of ancestral and contemporary performances from Northwest Coast and international Indigenous […]
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Reflections on our Indigenous future – Winnipeg Free Press
January 29, 2025 New micro-course teaches students to identify and investigate cultural artifacts, helping to keep them on First Nations land. A new micro-course in archaeology teaches young Indigenous adults how to investigate and identify cultural artifacts, with a view to keeping them on First Nations land. In a joint venture, the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation […]
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Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Launches Perspectives Artist Program, Showcasing Local Talent
Toronto (January 27, 2025) – Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is proud to debut Perspectives, a public art program that showcases local talent and expresses unique visions of Toronto. The new program invites local artists to share their personal interpretations of the city, offering a platform for diverse perspectives that reflect the vibrancy, diversity and […]
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Lita Fontaine on Winyan, her new exhibit celebrating Indigenous women and their resilience – CBC
Jan 28, 2025 The Winnipeg-based artist’s new show is on now until May 17 at WAG-Qaumajuq Lita Fontaine is a Winnipeg-based artist who has a new exhibit on now until May 17 at the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq. It’s called Winyan (the Dakota word for “woman”) and it celebrates the role and influence of Indigenous women in their families, […]
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The Indigenous Music Series – SaskMusic
January 27, 2025 The Indigenous Music Series is a set of events designed to aid Indigenous artists, musicians, songwriters and other industry members in navigating and accelerating their careers in the music industry. It is set to take place in a hybrid format with both online and in-person sessions. Participants of the series will meet […]
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First-ever Indigenous water docuseries, Water Worlds, set to premiere on APTN in January 2025 – Anishinabek News
January 25, 2025 ‘Water Worlds’, a brand new 13-part documentary-style series narrated by internationally acclaimed actor, Tantoo Cardinal, will debut in English and Cree on January 9, 2025 across Canada. ANCOUVER ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Water Worlds Productions Ltd. premieres an all-new docuseries Water Worlds, the first-of-its-kind Indigenous underwater series that explores the impact humans […]
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Leela and Jay Gilday release new single as Sechile Sedare – Cabin Radio
January 27, 2025 Sechile Sedare, the duo formed by NWT siblings Leela Gilday and Jay Gilday, have released their first single. Hold On is dedicated to Darrel Mack, Leela’s husband and a “miraculous stage-four cancer survivor of four years,” Leela said by email on Sunday. She said the song is “about digging deep despite terrifying […]
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The Big Cross-Canada Launch! Uvagut TV launches across Canada – Anishinabek News
IQALUIT, NUNAVUT (January 17, 2025) – NITV is excited to announce that our Inuit-language broadcast service, Uvagut TV, started streaming on basic cable packages across Canada on January 20, 2025. One of the first solely-Indigenous language networks in the world, this is a truly historic moment for Inuit and Indigenous communities, and all Canadians. To […]
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New Indigenous Mural Unveiled in Downtown Winnipeg – ChrisD.ca
January 24, 2025 WINNIPEG — A vibrant mural titled Returning to Our Roots by Métis artist Justine Proulx now spans 200 feet along St. Mary Avenue downtown. Commissioned by the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ in partnership with the RBC Convention Centre, the artwork reflects Indigenous teachings, with four panels symbolizing the seasons, directions, medicines, and the […]
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