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Statement from Julie Roy, Executive Director and CEO of Telefilm Canada, on 2025 Oscar® nominees
January 23, 2025 “We are incredibly proud to celebrate the outstanding talent of Canadian creators and artisans which include Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau, Stephen James, and Rhys Salcombe for their work on Dune: Part Two; Linda Muir, Traci Loader, and Craig Lathrop for their work on Nosferatu; and Julian Brave NoiseCat […]
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ISC and NCCIH call for artworks – New deadline
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH) are seeking artworks by Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous Organizations to feature in upcoming communicable disease prevention and awareness campaigns, social media, key messaging and other resources. Art submissions may address communicable disease topics including vaccine preventable diseases (VPD), immunizations, sexually transmitted and […]
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Victoria Indigenous artist brings hip hop to the healing process – Vernon Morning Star
January 24, 2025 Alex Taylor-McCallum is teaching a course under the Victoria Conservatory of Music Every Friday at 9:45 a.m., Alex Taylor-McCallum walks into a room at Victoria’s New Roads Therapeutic Recovery Community ready to share his most vulnerable self with a group of men who have struggled with addiction. He sits in the ‘circle of trust’ and initiates […]
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Red Rock Indian Band musical artist releases new single – Anishinabek News
January 24, 2025 THUNDER BAY — Red Rock Indian Band’s Sara Kae recently tackled the subject of depression and mental health with the release of her latest single, One Good Reason, on Jan. 10. “One Good Reason is a song of perseverance,” Kae says. “I wrote the line, one good reason, as a challenge to […]
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Millions in grant funding for Alberta’s art sector
Jan 23, 2025 Alberta’s government, through the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, is providing 726 artist and art organizations with over $20 million in funding. Alberta’s government is a proud supporter of the arts, and through the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA), Alberta’s government will continue to support artist and art organizations across the […]
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Métis Author Jessica Outram Wins Prestigious Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction
January 23, 2025 Métis citizen Jessica Outram was recently named the winner of the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People for her debut novel, Bernice and the Georgian Bay Gold. The announcement was made at a 2024 awards event hosted by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) at the Toronto Reference Library. Jessica, […]
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Podcaster and wellness advocate Shayla Stonechild champions A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby – CBC
Jan 23, 2025 Canada Reads will air March 17-20 on CBC TV, CBC Radio and CBC Books Podcaster and wellness advocate Shayla Stonechild is championing the memoir A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby, with Mary Louisa Plummer, on Canada Reads 2025! Stonechild is a Red River Métis and Nehiyaw iskwew (Plains Cree woman) from Muscowpetung First Nations. The founder of the Matriarch Moment, […]
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Indigenous artwork on display at Region’s airport this Spring – CityNews
Jan 22, 2025 The Region of Waterloo International Airport is getting some new Indigenous artwork. This spring, three murals created by a group of selected Indigenous artists will be on display inside the domestic arrivals building. It’s the first Indigenous art project the region has taken on for 2025. The municipality also plans to introduce […]
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The Children Have to Hear Another Story: An Alanis Obomsawin retrospective on view this spring at MoMA PS1, New York
From: National Film Board January 21, 2025 As Alanis Obomsawin’s creative home for nearly 60 years, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is proud to highlight the presentation of the exhibition The Children Have to Hear Another Story at MoMA PS1 in New York, after presentations in Berlin, Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. This retrospective […]
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UNB Saint John hosts Indigenous Film Festival for anniversary of 94 Calls to Action – CBC
Jan 21, 2025 Festival begins Tuesday with documentary about Murray Sinclair To mark the 10th anniversary year of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action, UNB Saint John is beginning a year of programming, starting with an Indigenous Film Festival. The festival begins Tuesday night in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre with Honour […]
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