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APTN Indigenous Day Live returns to in-person celebrations
May 17, 2022 TREATY 1 TERRITORY, Winnipeg, Man. – Welcome the summer solstice and National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD) with APTN Indigenous Day Live 2022 (IDL). For the first time since 2019, this year’s free event marks the return to an in-person celebration at The Forks in Winnipeg, Man., on Saturday, June 18. New this year, […]
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Imperial Theatre Facilitates Conversation About Reconciliation With Indigenous Rights Advocate And Author – Huddle.Today
SAINT JOHN — In Canada, the word “reconciliation” has come to describe attempts to raise crucial awareness about our country’s colonial past and its ongoing effects on Indigenous peoples. It also refers to efforts made to address the harms caused by various policies and programs, such as residential schools, which continued into recent decades. To […]
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Shoresy’ puts Indigenous characters at centre ice – Peterborough Examiner
May 13, 2022 “Shoresy,” the much-anticipated “Letterkenny” spinoff, is first and foremost a love letter to scrappy minor league hockey teams and it is also rich with Indigenous representation. And it was important that the show, which premieres Friday on Crave, get both elements right. “It’s good for (everyone) to see a Canadian hockey TV […]
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DOXA Fest: Filmmaker Ali Kazimi’s Beyond Extinction: Sinixt Resurgence tracks appalling underside of colonialism in B.C. – Georgia Straight
May 6th, 2022 Toronto filmmaker Ali Kazimi has told a story of a B.C. First Nation declared extinct in 1956. A few years later, the Canadian and U.S. governments signed a treaty leading to the flooding of a significant chunk of their traditional territory. But there’s a catch: the Sinixt people are actually still alive […]
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New series coming to Crave features Indigenous cast, crew and training for the next generation – APTN News
A new television series coming to the streaming service Crave is currently being filmed in Manitoba featuring Indigenous cast and crew members and training opportunities for those interested in learning the ropes of television. The six-part, one-hour series Little Bird, was created by Jennifer Podemski and Hannah Moscovitch in association with APTN and Rezolution Pictures. […]
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City of Mississauga: What time is it? Summertime! Experience the Magic of Summer at Celebration Square
Live, in-person events are back! Residents and visitors are one-step closer to celebrating together at Mississauga Celebration Square (MCS). From May to October, MCS proudly presents Summertime Magic. Enjoy a variety of free events from food festivals to outdoor fitness and live music, representing a mosaic of Mississauga’s cultural scene. There is something for everyone […]
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VR premieres at the 2022 Tribeca Festival . Miri Chekhanovich and Édith Jorisch’s Dpt./NFB/Lalibela co-production Plastisapiens and Ahnahktsipiitaa’s NFB/imagineNATIVE Digital Project Prize winner This Is Not a Ceremony presented at Tribeca.
From: National Film Board April 28, 2022 – Vancouver – National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Two new virtual reality experiences from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will be featured in the 2022 Tribeca Festival Immersive program (June 10–19, 2022). Plastisapiens, written and directed by Miri Chekhanovich and Édith Jorisch, and created by […]
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Principal Photography Begins on the Crave Original Series, LITTLE BIRD
Toronto — April 18, 2022 – The series’ creative team features Jennifer Podemski, Hannah Moscovitch, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Zoe Hopkins, and Jeremy Podeswa – – Key cast members include Darla Contois, Ellyn Jade, Joshua Odjick, Michelle Thrush, and Eric Schweig – – Six, hour-long episodes are filming in and around Winnipeg, on Treaty 1 territory and […]
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Three NFB docs featured at DOXA 2022. Intimate and inspiring portraits by legendary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin and Montreal director Jeremiah Hayes.
From: National Film Board April 13, 2022 – Vancouver – National Film Board of Canada (NFB) The DOXA Documentary Film Festival will feature three moving National Film Board of Canada (NFB) profiles of love and dedication, as the festival presents two short docs by Alanis Obomsawin and a feature by Jeremiah Hayes. Taking place in […]
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Burning the bannock at both ends – Winnipeg Free Press
Apr. 11, 2022 Comedy follows Indigenous musician’s fraught journey to superstardom Struggling Cree DJ Kevin Cardinal (aka DJ Burnt Bannock) embarks on a journey to realize his musical dreams but encounters plenty of trouble on his way to superstardom. So starts the premise of APTN lumi’s latest comedic web series starring an ensemble cast including […]
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