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Atlantic Indigenous artists get help to attend Santa Fe art market – CBC
Jan 10, 2025 Craft Alliance Atlantic sees annual Indigenous art event in New Mexico as a means to broaden sales Indigenous artists in Atlantic Canada have an opportunity to expand their export markets by showcasing their work at the Santa Fe Indian Market, North America’s largest Indigenous art market, with help from the Craft Alliance Atlantic […]
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Read MoreGet up close to polar bears — and the humans who live among them — in this new doc series – CBC
Dec 05, 2024 Nanut Narratives premieres Friday An upcoming documentary series on polar bears in the eastern Arctic is as much about the enigmatic creatures as it is about the people who live alongside them — and their knowledge, the project argues, is key to preserving polar bear populations in an era of climate change. The […]
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Read MoreA 60s Scoop survivor reflects on taking risks, telling stories and finding allies – CBC
Nov 29, 2024 David Smith, a member of Metepenagiag First Nation, is working on a novel Late in the evening of Jan. 30, 2022, I clicked the resign button on my job of eight years. I had spent 23 years in tech support talking to people who did not want to talk to me. The […]
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Read MoreMaggie Andrew wins two, DeeDee Austin one at Music N.S. Awards – The Laker
November 12, 2024 WAVERLEY/FALL RIVER: Two local musicians were among the ones recognized with hardware at the Music Nova Scotia Awards on Nov. 10 in Wolfville. Waverley’s Maggie Andrew won two awards — African Nova Scotian Artist of the Year and New Artist Recording of the Year for her album Day Job. Meanwhile, Fall River’s […]
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Read MoreIsland artists celebrated at annual PEI Arts Awards
Nov 08, 2024 Island artists were recognized for their excellence at the 2024 PEI Arts Awards ceremony. The awards honour outstanding achievements in the arts and culture community. The following recipients were distinguished at the annual gala: Artist of the Year Award: Tanya Davis Gertie & Henry Purdy Emerging Visual Arts Bursary: JoAnna Howlett Leo […]
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Read MoreOscar Contenders Spotlight Native Indigenous Storytellers at LA’s 29th Red Nation International Film Festival, November 8 – 16 at AMC The Grove
November 01, 2024 LOS ANGELES, Nov. 01, 2024 — The 29th Annual Red Nation International Film Festival (RNIFF), Los Angeles’ premier Native and Indigenous film festival, will run November 8 – 16, with in person screenings at AMC The Grove and virtually on Red Nation Television Network November 1-30, concurrent with Native American Heritage Month. […]
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Read MoreThe NFB at FICFA 2024
From: National Film Board The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) returns to the Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (FICFA) with two documentaries. Trécarré: à la source du son de la Baie Sainte-Marie (Trécarré: Exploring the Saint Mary’s Bay Sound), by Acadian filmmaker Natalie Robichaud, will be opening the festival with its world […]
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Read MoreThe 2024 Creative Nova Scotia Awards are coming up – The Coast
October 28, 2024 This free, ticketed awards show will see artists of several disciplines supported and celebrated. Creative Nova Scotia’s annual awards show is set for Sunday, Nov. 3, and there’s a lot to celebrate. Hosted by JUNO-nominated reggae singer Jah’Mila, this year’s awards are being held at Pier 21 and will showcase talents from across the […]
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Read MoreWe are seeing reconciliation in action’: New artwork honouring Indigenous peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador at Confederation Building – Saltwire
Bronze statue, paintings will be part of new permanent display Following the unveilling of Baetha, a two-piece bronze statue depicting Demasduit, Nonosabasut, and their infant child in Botwood on Sept. 30, the provincial government has announced the introduction of a permanent exhibition in the East Block and a statue outside the front of the Confederation […]
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Read MoreREVIEW: Truth and Reconciliation seen in action as Nsituninal: Our Voices allows Indigenous women from N.L.’s history to speak out – Saltwire
As the lights dimmed and the whispers in the audience faded away, the sound of someone throat singing began to reverberate off the walls of the theatre. The throat singing grew more intense as two shadowy figures moved to centre stage. Writer and stage director Leahdawn Helena, music director Deantha Edmunds, and movement director Phoebe […]
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